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Unique Walktrails
Extensive walktrails meander around Yelverton Brook Conservation Sanctuary-
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Come and enjoy
exploring what Yelverton Brook has to offer you along
our walktrails.
Rest on the seating and dine at the picnic sites to imagine listening
to the sounds of nature,
the soft breeze through the Sheoak needles are
a wonderous sound. We have placed 70 tonnes
of crushed limestone along
the walktrails by wheelbarrow and shovel to stop any dieback being
spread
through the property, this also makes it much easier to follow
the trails. A long and short trail
are on offer depending on your
energy levals. Don't forget to take your camera, the wildlife
sometimes
is a little elusive.
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We have
reintroduced predated fauna back onto the property, now offering them a safe
release site
free of ferals animals eg" foxes, cats and rabbits. This
has become a safe breeding place and
excess fauna will be release onto
other like minded properties and DEC managed lands. The
Woylie or
Brushtailed Bettong breeding has been successful with 20+ bred now and
have now
been released into the 100ac Conservation Sanctuary.
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Look out for
the Snottlegobble trees, Emu Plums, Swamp Bottlebrush, Xmas Trees and
much,
much more. All this predator fencing has been done by Simon &
Joy, learning from other
properties in Australia & New Zealand.
Replacement of this predator proof fence is estimated at $100,000-
$120,000 so far & hundreds
of man hours have gone into building the
Conservation Sanctuary fence.
All of this is self funded from
accommodation revenue, only one small grant
of $2,900 from GeoCatch for
Streamlining Funding round which was greatly appreciated.
Any donations
to our ongoing conservation work is greatly appreciated. You can donate via
Paypal with any major credit card to retreat@yelvertonbrook.com.au
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In each private spa chalet you have been provided with a "Bird Indentification Field Guide"
and flower guide books. Plus a copy of the local "Cape to Cape" walking track guide along
the coast from Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin.
We are planning to offer Sponsership & Adoption packages for our
native fauna species.
All of the structual work for the electric front gate is
complete and the electric fence is now ticking.
We have learnt that extending the fence upwards to a final height of
2.1mts will help to keep
the cats out, currently at 1.6mts with
electric wires on top of the rabbit netting and rabbit
repair on the
ground both sides of the fence to stop ferals digging their way into
the Sanctuary.
Colourbond panels have been added to the gates to stop cats getting in.
Explore Yelverton Brook via web magic!
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