About

The gully has some unique features including a stand of Myrtle Beech Nothofagus cunninghamii, Sassafras Atherosperma moschatum and Black Olive Berry Elaeocarpus holopetalus.

There are Wombats, Swamp Wallabies and Agile Antechinus. The area is visited by Lyrebirds and home to a varied array birds, including; Satin Bower bird, Yellow Robin, Brown Thornbill, White Throated Treecreeper, White-browed Scrub Wren, Lewin’s Honeyeater, Bassian Thrush, Eastern Spine bill, Spotted Pardelote, Boobook Owl and Tawny Frogmouth.

Our biggest threats are; waste water, cats, deer, climate change and environmental weeds like english-ivy.

Hughes Creek is protected by laws that govern the National Park.

The Friends of Hughes Creek was established in 1993 and continued for around 18 years. In March 2021 it was restarted. 

To best manage the area it has been divided into sections "a" to "o", with the aim to working on one section at a time. All new plants are fitted with wire guards to keep them from being eaten by feral deer.