Cobbora State Conservation Area

Cobbora State Conservation Area was created in December 2010. It covers an area of 2261ha.
The Conservation area which came under the National Parks banner in 2010 when Cobbora Holdings bought up large parcels of land in the area for the proposed Cobbora coal mine. The mine has now been scrapped and one of the benefits is that we now have a great recreational and significant flora and fauna reserve that is available to the public. Located 25 km from Dunedoo the area has significant value as an Iron Bark-Cypress Pine woodland; Box gum Woodlands; Habitat for endangered scrub species Keith’s Ziera and threatened recorded fauna – Malleefowl, Glossy Black Cockatoo, Barking Owl, Specked Warbler, Varied Sittella. There is a small sandstone cave and an intact steam powered sawmill ‘Bengadee’ that was established in 1923 and as the group found, an array of different rock formations ranging from iron stone, sandstone and smooth dinosaur eggs (well that’s what they looked like!)
There is no public vehicle access within this reserve. Access is via bushwalking only.