View from New Rd perimeter into Sherbrooke Archery
The Ferny Creek Reserve in Upper Ferntree Gully is adjacent to the Glenfern Valley Bushlands and forms part of a vital wildlife corridor extending through and beyond Jells Park, Churchill National Park, Lysterfield Park and the Dandenong Ranges. Ferny Creek itself is part of a network of creeks including Monbulk, Dandenong and Corhanwarrabul Creeks. The site of the Ferny Creek Reserve has been classified by Knox Council as “regionally significant” (and is listed on its sites of "Biological Significance"); by the National Trust as a "significant landscape"; by Water Ecoscience as “biologically significant" and by Aboriginal Heritage Victoria as an "area of cultural heritage sensitivity" (aboriginal artifacts have been discovered on the site).
The reserve is home to rare flora and fauna. Surveys by Birdlife Australia list over 200 bird species within a 5 km radius including 11 Endangered, 16 Vulnerable, 4 Critically Endangered and 4 Near Threatened species of birds. The site is classified as Valley Grassy Forest, which is listed as regionally vulnerable and is rare in the Dandenong Ranges. At the time of the subdivision, there were approximately 180 Yellow Box trees on the site, many of which are centuries old. Dr Graeme Lorimer recorded 51 indigenous plant species in his surveys in 2010, including a number of rare local plants. Frogs, fish, numerous crustaceans, marsupials and bats are some of the many other creatures who share this area with us. Yet in Knox, less than 3% remnant vegetation remains and the numbers of local plants and animals are in sharp decline with many species threatened with extinction.
The reserve is home to rare flora and fauna. Surveys by Birdlife Australia list over 200 bird species within a 5 km radius including 11 Endangered, 16 Vulnerable, 4 Critically Endangered and 4 Near Threatened species of birds. The site is classified as Valley Grassy Forest, which is listed as regionally vulnerable and is rare in the Dandenong Ranges. At the time of the subdivision, there were approximately 180 Yellow Box trees on the site, many of which are centuries old. Dr Graeme Lorimer recorded 51 indigenous plant species in his surveys in 2010, including a number of rare local plants. Frogs, fish, numerous crustaceans, marsupials and bats are some of the many other creatures who share this area with us. Yet in Knox, less than 3% remnant vegetation remains and the numbers of local plants and animals are in sharp decline with many species threatened with extinction.
View from Ferndale Rd, property in the background
For details on the environmental, cultural and historical significance of this property, please download our information sglenfern_green_wedge_info_sheet_feb_2013.pdfheet here.
View from New Rd perimeter into Glenfern Bushlands
