Newnes Plateau Swamps Project
Channel: Central Tablelands LLS
Date: 2018-07-11

Newnes Plateau Shrub Swamps are an endangered ecological community that occur on sandstone escarpments on the Newnes Plateau near Lithgow, NSW. The community covers less than 650 hectares and is mostly found within the National Parks Estate and Newnes State Forest.

The swamps are home to a number of threatened species including the Blue Mountains Water Skink, Giant Dragonfly and Deane's Boronia.

The Newnes Plateau is a popular destination for 4WDing, trail biking and quad biking. Unfortunately, some of these activities are damaging swamp vegetation.

Central Tablelands Local Land Services has been working collaboratively with Forestry Corporation, Dargans Creek Reserve Trust and the Lithgow Branch of the 4WD Association of NSW and ACT to block access to sensitive swamps, remediate the damage caused and educate the community about responsible driving on the plateau.