The 1-hectare (2.5-acre) reserve protects a strip of rugged coastline in the vicinity of Lookout Point at the town of Eden.
The reserve was gazetted on 27 March 1986, to give protection to what was then thought to be the only known mainland breeding colony of little penguins in the state.
The location is a scenic attraction deriving its name from the appearance, when viewed from the north, of a bird's three-taloned foot.
[2] The reserve encloses a set of four narrow sea gutters, or small bays, surrounded by low cliffs.
There are dense stands of coastal scrub dominated by bracelet honey myrtle above the cliffs.