Caravan Head Bushland Reserve

After over a decade of regeneration efforts by the local Bushcare Group of volunteer members[2] the site has been nearly restored to its former glory even though it will always need constant attention in the future.

The majority of the site is on a very slight slope with few exposed rock and deep sandy soils except for the northern edge where massive boulders of Sydney sandstone protrude from a more steep hillside which has acted to preserve a more diverse groundcover.

Some common shrubs[3][4][5][6] found in the reserve include: Hakea sericea (silky hakea); Hakea dactyloides (broad-leaved hakea); Grevillea sericea (waxflower); Philotheca scabra; Petrophile pulchella (conesticks); Acacia terminalis (sunshine Wattle); Acacia suaveolens (sweet scented wattle); Acacia linifolia (flax-leafed wattle); Xanthorrhoea arborea (trunkless grass tree); Angophora hispida (dwarf apple); Ozothamnus diosmifolius (riceflower); Banksia spinulosa (hairpin banksia); Persoonia laurina (laurel geebung); Persoonia levis (broad-leaved geebung); Dillwynia sieberi (native pea); Elaeocarpus reticulatus (blueberry ash); Glochidion ferdinandi (cheese tree) and Allocasuarina littoralis (black she-oaks).

Common understorey herbs include: Pomax umbellata; Platysace linearifolia; Hardenbergia violacea (purple twining pea); Smilax australis (native Sarsaparilla); Kennedia rubicunda (dusky coral pea); Dianella caerulea, Dianella revoluta (Blue Flax Lily); Lindsaea linearis (screw fern); Hibbertia riparia (Guinea flower); Gonocarpus teucrioides (raspwort); Zieria tridentata; Lomatia silaifolia (native parsley); Plectranthus parviflorus; Actinotus minor (lesser flannel flower) and Glycine clandestina.

Weed species[3][4][5][6] found in reserve include: Erharta ercta (panic veldt grass); Paspalum grass, Ochna, Pittosporum undulatum (technically a native which is out of control due to changed conditions); Lantana camara; Blechnum nudum (Fishbone fern); Protoasparagus (Asparagus fern sp) and Paddys curse.