Stringybark Creek Vineyard joins Wildlife Land Trust

Australia is fortunate to have one of the richest assemblages of endemic species on the planet, occupying an amazing diversity of habitats.  Yet currently only 11.5% of the Australian landmass has some form of security as a protected area, and as a result we have one of the worst records for mammal extinctions and near extinctions of any developed country.

 Protecting and preserving our habitats and ecosystems is essential to the survival of all wildlife. Every acre left unexploited safeguards wildlife that desperately needs our help to survive. The role of private lands has now become an integral part of the solution, and private landholders with a concern for wildlife and habitat protection are in the unique and important position to make a very real contribution to conservation efforts across the country.

 Working under the guiding principle of humane stewardship, the Wildlife Land Trust network of national and international sanctuaries on private lands is dedicated to wildlife and habitat protection.

Stringybark Creek Vineyard covers 10 hectares and consists of eucalypt woodlands with mixed vegetation along the stream frontage. Approximately six hectares are under vines and four hectares are used for mixed cropping (flowers and vegetables) plus an apiary. The sanctuary has two spring fed dams, providing a vital water source for local wildlife, and is bordered by Little Stringybark Creek which is an environmentally sensitive area and home to endangered growling grass frogs (Litoria raniformis).

Wildlife species known to habitat the property include bare-nosed wombats .(Vombatus ursinus) and many types of frogs.  Stringybark Creek Vineyard is also home to a wide variety of birds including superb fairy-wrens (Malurus cyaneus), sulphur-crested cockatoos (Cacatua galerita), scarlet robins (Petroica boodang), crested bellbirds (Oreoica gutturalis), owls, finches and native ducks.