| New England National Park New South Wales | |
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 Along the escarpment there are a number of lookouts providing expansive views. | |
  New England National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Dorrigo |
| Coordinates | 30°35′34″S 152°27′30″E / 30.59278°S 152.45833°E |
| Established | May 1937[1] |
| Area | 673 km2 (259.8 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | New England National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
The New England National Park is a protected national park located on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. The 67,303-hectare (166,310-acre) park was created in May 1935 and is situated approximately 560 kilometres (350 mi) north of Sydney, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Waterfall Way, just 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Armidale and 65 kilometres (40 mi) west of Coffs Harbour.[2] The closest village to New England National Park is Ebor, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) away.
The park is part of the New England Group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986[3] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[4]
More than 1,000 plant species are found within the park, attracting prolific birdlife.
- ^ a b "New England National Park: Park management". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ New England National Park. NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. December 2007.
- ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.