The reserve was enlarged with the addition of the (recently logged) upper catchment of the Nadgee River in the 1970s.

[4] Vegetation types within the park include dry eucalyptus forest, heathland and saltwater wetlands.

[4] A variety of mammal species inhabit the reserve including swamp wallaby, eastern grey kangaroo, common wombat, agile and dusky antechinus and sugar glider.

The varied habitats support a wide variety of bird species, 34 of which occur in the heathland areas alone.

[4] The reserve lies within the Nadgee to Mallacoota Inlet Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because it supports populations of eastern bristlebirds and pilotbirds as well as other significant fauna.