Glencoe Wetland is a river red gum and black box floodplain depression situated next to Thule Lagoon, near Barham NSW. The wetland is 2 Ha in size and supports a diversity of aquatic vegetation including Canegrass.

Water delivery to the wetland focusses on providing a suitable wetting and drying regime to maintain the health of the black box trees and provide suitable habitat for waterbird and frog species including the southern bell frog. Water delivery also supports a resident rakali, Australia’s native water rat or otter, who has taken up permanent residence at the wetland.

Watering has resulted in the emergence of an array of aquatic vegetation and was deemed suitable to reintroduce extinct stiff groundsel (Senecio behrianus) to NSW.

Stiff groundsel plantings were undertaken by Wetlands Revival Trust as part of a larger project to improve the extent and viability of the Endangered (EPBC) wetland plant.

Environmental Water Trust water has delivered to the wetland since 2021-2022. Prior to water being delivered, the wetland had remained dry for some years. Working closely with the landholders to manage water delivery, Glencoe Swamp has improved.

Glencoe is now providing suitable conditions for frogs, waterbirds and wetland plants including a plant species that was previously presumed extinct in NSW.

Supports remnant river red gum and black box communities.

Habitat for native frogs, waterbirds, mammals and terrestrial species including:

• Grey crowned babblers (Vulnerable BC Act 2016); and

• Growling grass frogs (Vulnerable EPBC Act 1999 and Endangered BC Act 2016).

Supports translocated Stiff groundsel (Senecio behrianus; Endanagered EPBC Act 1999 and Extinct BC Act 2016) plantings.