Devilbend Natural Features Reserve, in Tuerong, covers an area of 1005 hectares.
The
reserve comprises 422 hectares of native vegetation, almost 250
hectares of water surface area associated with Devilbend and Bittern
Reservoirs, 328 hectares of non-native vegetation predominantly in the
form of cleared grazed land. Access is currently limited to the Daangean
Point area.
The reserve also includes the largest inland water
body on the Mornington Peninsula providing valuable habitat for
waterbirds and shorebirds as well as opportunities for recreation.
The
landscapes and landforms of the reserve are intrinsic elements of the
Country of the Boonwurrung/Bunurong people. The reserve is of
considerable aesthetic, historical, scientific and social value to the
Boonwurrung/Bunurong people and has been assessed as being of state
significance for its unique combination of cultural and environmental
values near in a population area.
My visit was on October 30, 2019, accompanied by one million biting flies!
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