Regional Studies
Regional studies cover a broader geographic area. All existing information on flora and/or fauna is pulled together to build a regional picture of conservation issues for use in planning and management. OEH has conducted a number of such studies in the Greater Sydney area. Find out more below.
Greater Southern Sydney
A large study covering the entire southern Blue Mountains, south-west Sydney and northern Illawarra, this project mapped fauna habitats, corridors and prioritised threatened species for conservation action. You can download a general audience report or accompanying technical reports. A companion project for the fauna of Greater Northern Sydney is planned for the near future.
 | Technical report Vol 1: Background report | |  | Technical report Vol 2: Fauna of conservation concern and priority pest species |
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 | Threatened and pest animals of Greater Southern Sydney | | | |
Greater Northern Sydney
The production of a regional study, complementing the Vertebrate Fauna of Greater Southern Sydney, has been a long-held aspiration of OEH and local councils and CMAs in this area.
Find out more...
Illawarra
This bioregional assessment study covered the Illawarra north of Lake Illawarra. Detailed vegetation mapping and fauna assessment, including habitat modelling are included in the reports. Download more information about the reports below. Digital copies of the reports and GIS layers of habitat models and vegetation mapping are available from OEH.
 | Native vegetation of the Illawarra Escarpment and Coastal Plain
File size: 18.1MB | |  | Fauna of the Illawarra Escarpment Coastal Plain and Plateau
File size: 150.4MB |
Sydney Metropolitan CMA area
The Department has been involved in several flora and fauna studies in the Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority Area. This catchment covers from Holsworthy to Narrabeen Lagoon, including all of the Georges River, Cooks and Parramatta River catchments. Reports can be downloaded from the SMCMA website, see links below.
 | Rapid fauna assessment of the Sydney Metropolitan CMA Area
File size: 5.8MB | | | |
Cumberland Plain
The Cumberland Plain of Western Sydney has multiple endangered ecological communities. These and other native vegetation have been analysed and mapped. Find out how to access GIS layers and technical reports by following the links below.
 | Cumberland Plain Mapping project
File size: 1.1MB | | | |
Western Blue Mountains
Detailed vegetation mapping of the Western Blue Mountains has been completed in the Capertee, Coxs, Jenolan and Gurnang areas. This was done for the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority. PDFs of the maps and reports can be downloaded at the link provided below.
Coming soon: Greater Northern Sydney
 | The Vegetation of the Western Blue Mountains including the Capertee, Coxs, Jenolan and Gurnang Areas. Volume 1: Technical Report
File size: 4.1MB | |  | The Vegetation of the Western Blue Mountains including the Capertee, Coxs, Jenolan and Gurnang Areas. Volume 2: Vegetation community profiles
File size: 9.4MB |
Page last updated: 14 June 2011
