.1 Areas of Threatened Ecological Communities of high conservation areas within the Lower Hunter region Threatened Parameters used to identify High Priority Conservation Areas Ecological High Priority Connectivity to Threatened Threatened size Habitat Identified in Additional notes Community Conservation nature reserves habitat fauna habitat connectivity expert Area workshop Lowland Rainforest N Vegetation occurs Yes Yes Large patch Occurs within the No of Subtropical adjacent to and size Lower Hunter Australia forms part of Regional Green Watagans Corridor National Park M No Yes, including Yes, including Moderate Is within the Bow Yes Bow Wow Gorge is Callistemon spotted-tail Wow Corridor listed on the Register of shiressii, quoll, the National Estate due Links Heaton Eucalyptus to its scientific and Aberdare fergusonii ssp. Potoroo, Giant significance: the type State Forests dorsiventralis, Barred Frog locality for five to six acrozamia Permian fossil species flexuosa. and contains congested masses of marine fossils and stalactites Littoral Rainforest All areas of No Not known. Not Small Areas within Port Yes Only isolated, narrow, Littoral Provides Provides Stephens LGA restricted remnants of Rainforest potential habitat potential area within the Littoral Rainforest for a range of habitat for a Lower Hunter remaining within the P species (see range of Regional Green region (see Figure 3.1 Appendix B) species (see Corridor Best examples are for detailed Appendix B) at Glenrock mapping) Conservation Area, Scobies, Green Point and Wallarah Peninsula
.1 Areas of Threatened Ecological Communities of high conservation areas within the Lower Hunter region Threatened Ecological Community Parameters used to identify High Priority Conservation Areas High Priority Conservation Area Connectivity to nature reserves Threatened habitat Threatened fauna habitat size Habitat connectivity Identified in expert workshop Additional notes Lowland Rainforest of Subtropical Australia N Vegetation occurs adjacent to and forms part of Watagans National Park Yes Yes Large patch size Occurs within the Lower Hunter Regional Green Corridor No M No Yes, including Callistemon shiressii, Eucalyptus fergusonii ssp. dorsiventralis, acrozamia flexuosa. Yes, including spotted-tail quoll, Potoroo, Giant Barred Frog Moderate Is within the Bow Wow Corridor Links Heaton and Aberdare State Forests Yes Bow Wow Gorge is listed on the Register of the National Estate due to its scientific significance: the type locality for five to six Permian fossil species and contains congested masses of marine fossils and stalactites Littoral Rainforest All areas of Littoral Rainforest P (see Figure 3.1 for detailed mapping) No Not known. Provides potential habitat for a range of species (see Appendix B) Not Provides potential habitat for a range of species (see Appendix B) Small Areas within Port Stephens LGA area within the Lower Hunter Regional Green Corridor Yes Only isolated, narrow, restricted remnants of Littoral Rainforest remaining within the region Best examples are at Glenrock Conservation Area, Scobies, Green Point and Wallarah Peninsula