Brookong State Forest

Brookong State Forest is a native forest, located in the South Western Slopes region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The state forest is located approximately south-west of Lockhart.

Environment

Flora

112 plant species have been recorded within the state forest, of which 78 were native, and 34 were introduced. The state forest is dominated by white cypress pine. Other large tree species present within the forest include grey box, Yellow box, Blakely's red gum, Bulloak, Kurrajong and Weeping myall.
Native plant species recorded within the state forest include rock fern, small vanilla lily,bulbine lily, early nancy, dusky fingers, purple burr-daisy, creeping saltbush, climbing saltbush,showy parrot-pea, green wattle, mallee wattle, golden wattle, wedge-leaf hop-bush and creamy candles.

Fauna

At least six bird species listed under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 have been recorded within the state forest, including diamond firetail, grey-crowned babbler, little eagle and scarlet robin. Other birds found in the reserve include red-rumped parrot, red-capped robin, and Australian raven.