Curracabundi National Park

Near Tamworth in New England

Curracabundi National Park was created in June 2006, covering an area of 10,784 hectares.

The park's landscapes feature rocky outcrops and vast areas of undisturbed old growth woodlands. Its clear creeks feed the Barnard River, maintaining its water quality. More than 400 species of trees, shrubs, ferns, herbs and grasses provide habitat for many other threatened wildlife including the Sooty Owl, the Yellow-bellied Glider, Spotted-tailed Quolls, the Hastings River Mouse and even Koalas. The creeks are home to platypus, and at night wombats are a common sight.

It is also a haven for the endangered Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby. The Foundation has purchased habitat for this species in the past, securing the last great stronghold of these wallabies in NSW in Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. Buying and protecting the habitat for for this species has proven to be the most important step towards its long term survival in the wild. You can read more about how we save these wallabies in 'Saving the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby'.

There is currently no road access to Curracabundi National Park, which is set aside for the conservation of its unique diversity of plants and animals.

The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife purchased 3,700 hectares of diverse woodlands to extend this park.