CMA Region:	Namoi
IBRA Region:	Brigalow Belt South
Area: 389 ha	Zoned: Rural 1 (a)	Freehold
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Sandy Wells is a former 389 hectare grazing property that adjoins the Warrumbungles National Park. The property was purchased from the NSW Nature Conservation Trust in January 2007 and has a conservation covenant over part of the property.

A full ecological inventory has recently been completed.

Vegetation Communities
The following vegetation types have been recorded on Sandy Wells:-

• White Box-White Cypress Woodlands and Forests, 93 ha (including Grassy White Box Woodland Endangered Ecological Community 15 ha).
• Narrow-leaved Ironbark- White Box Shrubby Woodland and Forest, 128 ha
• White Cypress- Narrow-leaved Ironbark Woodlands and Forest, 110 ha
• Rough-barked Apple Forest, 6 ha
• Carex Fenn, 4 ha

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Threatened Species Records
The following threatened species have been recorded on Sandy Wells:-

• Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies, endangered in NSW
• Grey-crowned Babbler, vulnerable in NSW
• Turquoise Parrot, vulnerable in NSW

The following threatened species are predicted to occur on Sandy Wells:-

• Koala
• Regent Honeyeater
• Glossy Black Cockatoo
• Barking and Powerful Owls
• Squirrel Glider

Conservation Management Activities
The following management activities are either underway or planned:-

• Cessation of grazing and firewood/fence post collection
• Registration of Nature Conservation Trust covenant
• Fencing out NCT conservation area
• Wild pig and goat control
• Weed control

Photo Gallery


Looking south through Grassy White Box Woodland to Little Square Top Mountain, home to a Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby colony.