View north across the reserve
Tawny Frogmouths
Marbled Gecho
Pink Heath (Epacris impressa)
Wittenburg Reserve
Witternburg Reserve is part of an important woodland and grassland corridor linking the Pobblebonk Wetland Reserve to it's north to Landwarrin Flora & Fauna Reserve and the heritage listed Victoria Westerfields property to its south. It is an integral part of the corridor of remnant ecosystems that connect Seaford to the Mornington Peninsula.
The woodlands are an example of Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland & an important. This ecological vegetation class is classified vulnerable by the Dept of Sustainability & Environment.
The reserve has a number of ancient Manna Gum eucalypts with hollows that support hollow dependant birds like Eastern Rosellas & Sulphur Crested Cockatoos to marsupials like Sugar Gliders. Koalas are found in the Manna Gums & kangaroos & wallabies graze on grasses & plants in the understorey. Small birds are plentiful. Eastern Yellow Robins, New Holland & White-plumed Honeyeaters, Grey Shrike-thrush, Grey Fantails & the endangered Hooded Robin can be seen amongst many. On the ground Blotched Blue-tongue Lizards, Jacky lizards & Southern Grass Skinks sun themselves on a fallen tree branchs.
The Wittenberg Reserves Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodlands are beautifully diverse with larger Coastal Manna Gums, Black Wattles & Coastal Banksias. The woodland understorey includes stands of native grasses, Pink Heath (Victoria's floral emblem) & a ground layer rich with native lillies & orchids.
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