Cave Hill Creek is home to an abundance of native Australian wildlife, birds and plants. Nature enthusiasts can expect to see kangaroos, wallabies, echidnas, platypus, kookaburras, honeyeaters, tree creepers, parrots etc. 

Fauna

On many occasions over the past 20 years we have been excited to spot up to three platypus in the Cave Hill Creek lake and every care is taken to protect and preserve the natural habitat of this special mammal.  The lake is also stocked with both  brown and rainbow trout for fishing enthusiasts.

As well as the large number of kangaroos, wallabies, possums and echidnas regularly seen at Cave Hill Creek, many schools on their recent night walks have been lucky to see Sambar and Fallow deer grazing in the adjacent forest. 

Birdwatchers can enjoy the peaceful environs at Cave Hill Creek to observe in excess of 50 bird species, including the endangered Regent Honeyeater, kookaburras, owls, a mix of woodland, grassland and water birds and large birds of prey such as the wedge tailed eagle.

Flora

The surrounding bush of the Mt Cole state forest is temperate eucalypt forest and native grassland within which walkers can also experience cool fern gullies and alpine plateaus.  Plants such as the rare Mt Cole Grevillea (as seen in our corporate logo) can be found in a few locations as well as native orchids, pink heath (the floral emblem of Victoria) and a wide variety of wild flowers.

Cave Hill Creek is proud to be a member of Land for Wildlife, a voluntary scheme managed by the Department of Sustainability and Environment that assists landholders to value, protect and enhance biodiversity on their property.