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Gresswell
Nature
Conservation
Reserves
are
part
of
an
Aboriginal
cultural
landscape
in
the
traditional
Country
of
the
Wurundjeri
Peoples.
Parks
Victoria
respects
the
deep
and
continuing
connection
that
Traditional
Owners
have
to
these
lands
and
waters,
and
we
recognise
their
ongoing
role
in
caring
for
Country.
The
Gresswell
Nature
Conservation
Reserves,
made
up
of
Gresswell
Forest,
Gresswell
Hill
and
Gresswell
Habitat
Link,
protect
70
hectares
of
important
flora
and
fauna
habitat.
Experience
the
area's
diverse
vegetation
and
abundant
wildlife
on
the
reserves'
many
walking
trails,
and
explore
this
precious
pocket
of
wilderness
in
Melbourne's
north-east.
Gresswell
Forest
Nature
Conservation
Reserve
is
the
largest
of
the
three
Nature
Conservation
Reserves.
Here
you'll
find
remnant
River
Red
Gum
woodland
that's
home
to
many
different
bird
and
animal
species.
It
is
significant
as
one
of
the
most
intact
examples
of
remnant
Grassy
Woodland
in
the
Melbourne
region
Gresswell
Forest
Nature
Conservation
Reserve
was
first
created
as
a
buffer
zone
around
a
quarantine
wing
of
the
Mont
Park
Hospital
in
the
early
20th
century.
The
land
was
then
excised
from
the
hospital
in
1976
and
managed
by
La
Trobe
University
from
1978
until
2011.
Gresswell
Hill
Nature
Conservation
is
part
of
the
endangered
Box
Woodland
environment
and
is
dominated
by
Yellow
Box
and
River
Red
Gums.
Gresswell
Hill
is
also
considered
to
be
regionally
significant
animal
habitat.
The
nine
hectare
reserve
was
once
part
of
the
Mont
Park
Psychiatric
Hospital
grounds
and
formed
a
Nature
Conservation
Reserve
in
1978.
La
Trobe
University
commenced
management
of
the
reserve
in
the
mid
1990โs
at
the
time
the
land
around
it
was
developed
for
housing.
Gresswell
Hill
once
contained
a
former
army
signal
tower
and
still
contains
a
decommissioned
water
tower.
10
car
park
inside
promises
Street
parking
available
Picnic
and
BBQ
ON
SPOT
!