Native plants and animals

Natural area reserves

The Shoalhaven is home to extraordinary natural environments. Council manages around 2,000 hectares of Natural Area reserves spread across more than 200 locations. Almost all these reserves are on our urban doorstep and include a variety of habitats comprising bushland, wetland, escarpments, foreshores and dunes.

Native species list

Get a list of the most suitable plant and tree species to plant in your area and why this is important

Threatened flora

Find a list of threatened plants across our beautiful region that have been identified as endangered species and how we can share the space with them

Threatened fauna

Find a list of animals across our beautiful region that have been identified as endangered species and how we can best share the space with them

Endangered ecological communities

Learn about our endangered ecological communities and species' facing a very high risk of extinction, how we work to protect them and how you can help

Shorebird recovery

Learn about our endangered shorebird species and how we protect shorebird breeding and populations.

Flying-foxes

Learn how we work to manage and conserve flying-foxes in the Shoalhaven, and why they are important native animals