About the forest

Well over 100 birds have been identified in the forest. The predominance of heavily flowering Ironbarks attracts up to a dozen honeyeaters and a host of insect eating birds feasting on the bugs also attracted to its flowers. The position of the forest on the western slopes means it also gets visited by birds on their annual migration north-south and by other birds east-west during extreme climate conditions.

 The NPWS Plan of Management notes that it contains important habitat for the protection of the Regent Honeyeater, Malleefowl, Glossy Black Cockatoo, Barking Owl, Turquoise Parrot, Little Lorikeet, Brown Treecreeper, Speckled Warbler and Varied Sitella.