Midkin Nature Reserve Plan of Management

Midkin Nature Reserve is situated in the Darling Riverine Plains Bioregion. It consists mostly of woodlands dominated by Bimble Box, White Cypress-pine, Silver-leaved Ironbark and Coolabah. Midkin Nature Reserve is one of the only areas of Bimble Box dominated woodland reserved for nature conservation in New South Wales. The grassland community within the reserve has the potential to contain endangered grass species such as Hoop Mitchell Grass, Curly Mitchell and Queensland Bluegrass.

Midkin Nature Reserve provides important habitat for a wide variety of fauna. Recorded species include the Grey-crowned Babbler and Brolga which are listed as vulnerable under the Threatened Species Conservation Act, 1995. In addition, Koalas, Squirrel Gliders, Striped-face Dunnarts and 6 bird species listed as threatened may also use the reserve.

Within the reserve are a number of scarred trees of cultural significance to the local Kamilaroi Aboriginal community.

The New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 requires that a plan of management be prepared for each nature reserve. A plan of management is a legal document that outlines how a reserve will be managed in the years ahead.