[1] It covers 59 hectares of remnant bushland and contains archaeological sites significant to the traditional owners of the area, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.

An archaeological survey of Aboriginal sites within the City of Manningham by Isabel Ellender in 1991[2] discovered evidence, in the form of four scarred trees, of the presence of the Wurundjeri people in the park.

The Wurundjeri were part of the Kulin nation, comprising the main tribes living within about a 150 km radius of Melbourne.

Previously, a full-time ranger was employed by the City of Manningham through an environmental group until funding was cut around 2004.

[citation needed] Threats from humans include disturbance of plant and animal life from motorbikes and bicycles, and light pollution from the neighbouring hockey field in the southern area of the park.

Motorized transport including motorbikes, scooters, and trail bikes are strictly limited to the roadway and carparks.

Fire is only allowed in the campfire site near the education centre, where there are electric barbecues for cooking.