Thanks all. I found it: iopscience.iop.org/article/1…

These are Simon's thoughts, shared with his permission. Polly, the tree in your photo, could be a little bit younger, but as Simon points out, it is hard to tell.

This bearded dragon mistook me for a tree. To be fair, I was the tallest thing around... inaturalist.nz/observations/…

And from p.14 of the same report. Not enough information to properly assess the impact of the pipeline on biodiversity.

I wasn't aware of any field study. This extract (p. 12) from the biodiversity assessment states there was only desktop assessment and aerial reconnaissance:

Our final #plantBBQworkshop was yesterday at Tamworth RFS. Huge thanks to all who came, and to Bron Waters and her team at Tamworth RFS for hosting, and to Wally Hammond and Andrew Jack (NW LLS) for catering. Photos by Jon Sullivan.

Last #plantBBQroadshow event today, at Tamworth.

More shots by Jon here.

It was great fun yesterday at our second #plantBBQroadshow event in my home town of Gunnedah. We had a great mix of people come along. Thanks to the Gunnedah Show Society for hosting and catering. Photos by Jon Sullivan.

Today, our #plantBBQroadshow event is in my hometown of Gunnedah!