South West Woodland Nature Reserve

South West Woodland Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve, located in the South Western Slopes, Riverina, and Murray Darling Depression regions of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 13840 ha reserve consists of 27 separate sections spread from Peak Hill in the north to Berrigan in the south, a distance of approximately 400 km.

History
The reserve lies within Wiradjuri and Ngiyampaa country. Some parts of the reserve have been surveyed and have registered Aboriginal sites, however further study and engagement with Aboriginal communities is required to fully understand its historic significance to Aboriginal people.

South West Woodland Nature Reserve was reserved as part of the National Park Estate (South Western Cypress Reservations) Act (2010). Prior to reservation the various sections were state forests, with the previous state forest names continuing to be used for each section.

The various sections of the reserve were gazetted as State Forests between 1913 and 1977 and managed by the Forestry Commission of NSW for logging and timber harvesting activities. The state forests were reclassified as a nature reserve on 1 January 2011.

Flora
Plant communities that exist within the reserve include woodlands and forests dominated by grey box, mugga ironbark, white cypress pine, bimble box, and red mallee. Other native plant species recorded within the reserve include pine donkey orchid, Wakool spear-grass, and Inland red box.

Introduced weed species found in the reserve include African boxthorn, white horehound, prickly pear, Noogoora and Bathurst burrs, Patterson's curse, and thistles.

Fauna
Seven bird species listed under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 have been recorded within the reserve, including swift parrot, little eagle, brown treecreeper, pink cockatoo, speckled warbler, grey-crowned babbler, and varied sitella. Other birds recorded in the reserve include white-browed babbler, apostlebird, superb parrot, barking owl, black-chinned honeyeater, diamond firetail, little lorikeet, hooded robin, and shy heathwren.

Mammal species listed under the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 which have been recorded in the reserve include yellow-bellied sheath-tailed bat and little pied bat.

Introduced pest species found within the reserve include European fox, feral pig, European rabbit, feral goat, and feral cat.