A paraglider has sparked a security alert after landing near a maximum security jail in New South Wales' central west.

Correctional Services has confirmed the male paraglider landed outside Lithgow Correctional Centre on Sunday afternoon.

A spokeswoman says it was not an escape attempt and the man landed on a "nature strip" in an area that inmates could not access.

The man was questioned by Lithgow police and Correctional Services officers.

He has since been released.