Watagans National Park and Jilliby State Conservation Area Plan of Management

Watagans National Park and Jilliby State Conservation Area are located in an area where the ecologically rich and productive moist forests of the mid north coast give way to the drier forests of the Sydney sandstone country. Tall, moist eucalypt forests are widespread in the reserves.

The reserves provide important habitat for over 150 native animal species, including wallabies, gliders, brush and ring-tailed possums, amphibians and reptiles, and more than 130 species of birds. The reserves also contribute to the diversity of recreational opportunities available in the Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Central Coast and greater Sydney regions.