Ansfield Reforestation Project

Ansfield Reforestation Project is an environmental planting project located approximately 35km west of Narrabri in New South Wales. It was registered in June 2024 and covers 297.07 hectares.

Environmental planting projects under the 2024 methodology involve planting a mix of native trees and shrubs on previously cleared land. The plantings must be established at a density capable of achieving "forest cover," which requires the trees to reach a minimum height of 2 meters and provide a canopy that covers at least 20% of the land area.

The Narrabri area is part of the highly productive North West Plains region, which is heavily utilised for broadacre cropping, such as cotton, wheat, and chickpeas, as well as cattle and sheep grazing operations. The region sits in a sub-humid climate zone with summer-dominant rainfall, averaging around 640mm annually. Soils across this agricultural belt are predominantly medium-heavy clay Vertosols and highly erodible Sodosols.

The Ansfield Reforestation Project is establishing a permanent mix of native species on land that was predominantly used for agriculture for at least five years prior to commencement. The project's proponent, Permagen, specialises in low-density planting designs that allow for co-located livestock grazing after the initial planting is established. In October 2025, the project successfully transitioned from the older 2014 ruleset to the updated 2024 environmental plantings methodology.