Wee Jasper Nature Reserve New South Wales
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Wee Jasper Nature Reserve
Nearest town or city	Wee Jasper
Coordinates	35°06′28″S 148°39′30″E / 35.10778°S 148.65833°E / -35.10778; 148.65833
Established	November 1979 (1979-11)[1]
Area	6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities	NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Website	Wee Jasper Nature Reserve
See also	Protected areas of New South Wales

The Wee Jasper Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve that is located in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The 630-hectare (1,600-acre) reserve is situated to the west of the Goodradigbee River arm of Burrinjuck Dam near the rural locality of Wee Jasper.^[2]

The reserve was created in 1979 with 426.2 ha (1,053 acres) of land. 204.8 ha (506 acres) were added in 1986 and 1.7 ha (4.2 acres) were added in July 2001.^[2]

Four distinct forest ecosystems exist in the reserve:^[2]

• Apple box - Norton's box moist grass forest – This ecosystem exists on south east facing slopes in the southern part of the reserve.
• Brittle gum - broad-leaved peppermint - Poa grass forest – This ecosystem exists on moderately exposed, east-facing slopes.
• Norton's box - Poa grass forest – This ecosystem exists on west-facing slopes in the south of the reserve.
• River she-oak forest – This ecosystem exists along Wee Jasper Creek in the south of the reserve.

The Australian anchor plant (Discharia pubescens) and limestone brittle-moss (Orthotrichum cupulatum) are rare. The Yass daisy (Ammobium craspedioides) is listed as vulnerable under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (NSW) (TSCA 1995).^[3] The Wee Jasper grevillea (Grevillea iaspicula) and the formbe pepper-cress (Lepidium pseudopapillosum) are listed as endangered under the TSCA 1995.

60 species of animal have been identified in the reserve.^[2]

• Protected areas of New South Wales