Rockview
Where we work / Northwest Slopes / Rockview
- Acquired:
- 2009
- Area:
- 1, 957 ha
- Bioregion:
- New England Tableland
- Habitat:
- Box gum grassy woodland, Howell shrublands, and other vegetation communities.
- Threatened Ecological Communities:
- 2
- Threatened and Near-Threatened Species:
- 15
Reserve overview
Rockview is a 1,957-hectare wilderness property near Inverell on the western edge of the New England Tableland. Its dramatic granite landscape—marked by tors, cliffs, and sweeping rock slopes—supports old growth forest and nationally threatened Box-Gum Grassy Woodland, providing habitat for a range of threatened species.
Acquired by Endeavour Conservation in 2009, Rockview was protected from expanding agriculture and ongoing feral animal threats.
PROTECTing wildlife, Sustaining life
Species and Habitats
Rockview is a vital refuge for woodland birds in a heavily cleared region. Over 130 bird species have been recorded, including seven threatened in NSW—most notably the critically endangered Regent Honeyeater. While recent sightings of the honeyeater are lacking, its habitat at Rockview remains in excellent condition.
Threatened species at Rockview include:
- Regent Honeyeater -critically endangered
- Hooded Robin – vulnerable
- Turquoise Parrot – vulnerable
- Speckled Warbler – vulnerable
- Brown Treecreeper -vulnerable
- Diamond Firetail – vulnerable
- Barking Owl – vulnerable
- Border Thick-tailed Gecko – vulnerable.
- Squirrel Glider – vulnerable
- Eastern Bent-wing Bat - vulnerable
- Eastern Freetail Bat – vulnerable
- Yellow-bellied Sheath tail Bat – vulnerable
- Greater Broad-nosed Bat - vulnerable
- Eastern Cave Bat – vulnerable
- Koala – endangered
Rockview also protects a total of twelve vegetation communities, none of which are adequately represented in the formal reserve system.
Conservation Highlights
Its conservation value is amplified by direct connectivity to four neighbouring reserves—The Springs, Ironbark Nature Reserve, Bornhardtia VCA, and Rockview South—creating a 6,000-hectare block of contiguous protected habitat, with Rockview at its heart.
Rockview sits within a Regional Habitat Corridor and in an area identified as a priority for conservation.
