North Coast, NSW

Threatened species
Climate change

Overview

One of the most biologically diverse regions of NSW, the North Coast is home to much of the state’s rare and threatened plants and animals.

Featured threatened species

Male Australian Fritillary butterfly (Argynnis hyperbius inconstans) showing brown and yellow markings

Species profile

Common name
Australian fritillary

Scientific name
Argynnis hyperbius inconstans

Status in NSW
Endangered

The Australian fritillary is restricted to south-east Queensland and north-east NSW in open swampy coastal areas where the larval food plant Arrowhead violet (Viola betonicifolia) occurs.

Learn how you can help find the Australian fritillary.

Mean temperatures are projected to rise by 2.0 ºC by 2070. There are slightly greater increases in summer, autumn and spring. All models show there are no declines in mean temperatures across the North Coast.

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REGIONAL RESOURCES

Ranger Smith briefing the volunteer team on a reconnaissance tour prior to the first night of koala surveying

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Man walking up stone steps through trees in national park

Booti Hill Walking Track upgrades complete in time for school holidays

Cape Byron walking track upgrade, Cape Byron State Conservation Area

Cape Byron walking track receives much-needed facelift

Adult coastal emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) with 3 chicks

Call for volunteers to count coastal emus this October

Koala (Phascolartos cinereus) sitting on a branch

National parks seeking volunteers for annual koala survey

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Things to do & see

Mount Kaputar National Park

Mount Kaputar is a fantastic wilderness escape in NSW. Photo: R.Cleary

Oxley Wild Rivers National Park

Oxley Wild Rivers National Park, near Armidale contains World Heritage listed rainforest, historic sites and waterfalls. Photo: G.Koertner

Washpool walking track

Revel in the timeless wonder of ancient Gondwana Rainforest along Washpool walking track. Photo: R.Cleary

Ottery historic arsenic mine near Grafton

Ottery Mine

This abandoned mine was one of the oldest arsenic mines in Australia. Photo: D.Barnes

Kunderang East cedar slab homestead is available for holiday accommodation

Kunderang East Homestead

The beautifully restored Kunderang East Homestead once formed the heart of a large isolated pastoral station. Photo: M.van Ewijk

Saumarez Homestead

A rural property from the 1830s once owned by the White family, it can also be hired for functions. Photo: Destination NSW

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