The 5.3-hectare (13-acre) reserve is situated near Robertson on the edge of the Illawarra Escarpment and is a remnant of the Yarrawa Brush, once 2,450 hectares (6,100 acres) in size.

[2][3] A 600-metre (2,000 ft) track through the forest is suitable to wheelchairs, with several signs with information on local plants and animals.

The reserve is situated on the outskirts of Robertson, at 750 metres (2,460 ft) above sea level.

The rainforest is categorised as warm temperate rainforest,[3] (not cool temperate), with the canopy dominated by trees such as Golden Sassafras, Coachwood, Lilly Pilly, Native Daphne, Possumwood, Beefwood, Featherwood and Blackwood.

Genuine cool temperate rainforest trees such as Pinkwood and Black Olive Berry are either absent or inconspicuous.