Named after the Eucalyptus nova-anglica, it is listed as a critically endangered ecological communities (TECs) under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

[1] The community is found throughout the Northern Tablelands and New England bioregion in northern New South Wales, near the Queensland border, at an elevation above 750 m, on cold drainage lines, upper riparian areas, valley bottoms, and low-lying flats with badly drained soils of moderate to high fertility, with some pockets in the NSW North Coast and Nandewar.

[2] The community stretches from Wallangarra in the north, Armidale in the centre, to Nundle in the south, though only 10% of its original habitat remains.

[4] There is very small and undefined amount of shrubs, but a variety of grass and herbs species in the understory are present, with the common ones being Poa sieberiana and Themeda triandra.

The scarce shrubs would include Bursaria spinosa, Rubus parvifolius, Lissanthe strigosa, Leucopogon fraseri, Melichrus urceolatus and Acacia dealbata.