Flat Rock

Flat Rock contains a large part of Flat Rock State Forest, and small sections of North and South Brooman State Forests. It Borders Morton National Park and the Budawangs Wilderness near Pigeon House Mountain, inland from Ulladulla. It extends through a thin corridor to the Greater Murramarang community reserve proposal.

Flat Rock contains 5,512 ha of state forest.

Some of the conservation values of Flat Rock are listed below:

Flat Rock was almost entirely deferred from logging in recognition of its high JANIS scientific values, in the Interim Assessment Process. Much of the rest of Flat Rock is automatically at the end of any possible logging schedule in recognition of its high conservation values. As determined by the Interim Assessment Process, Flat Rock should be required for a Comprehensive, Adequate and Representative forest reserve system under the Regional Forest Agreement process.

Flat Rock connects Morton National Park to the coast. Bordering the Budawangs Wilderness in Morton National Park, Flat Rock stretches to the Greater Murramarang proposed National Park to provide a mountains-to-coast corridor, important for the long-term survival of many species and ecosystems.

Flat Rock contains the only known roost site for the Grey-headed Flying Fox in the Region, and is therefore likely to be of great importance to the conservation of this species.

Flat Rock contains JANIS scientific values, such as the presence of the largest patch of old-growth forest ecosystem 47; it also makes a major contribution to the targets for old-growth forest ecosystems 50, 62 and 63. It is also the largest contributor of any proposed National Park towards the target for the threatened Powerful Owl.