Project Update: Creating Glideways for the Southern Greater Glider at Wombeyan

We’re pleased to share the first update from Creating Glideways at Wombeyan, launched late last year to support one of the last local populations of the Southern Greater Glider in the Wombeyan Valley, a species that has declined by 80% in just two decades. Working alongside the Great Eastern Ranges Initiative, local partners and dedicated landholders, we’re using advanced LiDAR mapping and hands-on conservation to protect critical habitat and reconnect fragmented forest through new “glideways.”

Over the coming months, this initial work will be scaled up, with the first artificial nest hollows already being installed to provide much-needed shelter. Site inspections are scheduled for early 2026, followed by autumn planting of thousands of native feed trees and modification of dangerous barbed-wire fencing. We’ll also deploy long-term acoustic sensors to track glider movements and monitor biodiversity recovery, building one of the most detailed sound-based datasets for this species to date.

These photos show the installation of the first artificial nest hollows using the Hollowhog tool. It’s been heartening to see the nest hollows already drawing curious wildlife and being used by more than just gliders, a small but powerful reminder of how quickly nature responds when given the chance.

Photos show artificial nest hollows. Courtesy GER