The park was created in January 2003 under the Lower North East Regional Forest Agreement 2000.

The park is 294 hectares of isolated forest bounded by the New England Highway to the south.

[3] 19 species of mammals, 49 birds, 4 reptiles and 4 amphibians are found within the park.

The park protects 8 species listed as vulnerable: the powerful owl, grey-crowned babbler, speckled warbler, spotted-tailed quoll, eastern bent-wing bat, eastern freetail-bat, large-footed myotis and squirrel glider.

[3] Eight nonnative fauna species are found in the park and pose a threat to the native wildlife: dogs, rabbits, foxes, black rats, cats and Indian mynahs (and occasionally cows and horses).