Fairyland Conservation Project

Fairyland is a unique coastal land conservation project, with over 4 kms of coastal frontage straddling both sides of the Bruny Island isthmus and comprising a complex mosaic of wetlands, heathlands and coastal woodlands. The property hosts a wide range of species, includes an extensive shearwater and penguin rookery, and is home to a number of other threatened species. Our aim is to protect and enhance the conservation values of Fairyland, and ideally to do so in a manner which shares our learnings with others and provides a positive example to other landholders. Work on the project has been ongoing, subject to financial constraints, and includes excess fuel reduction, a regime of cultural cool burns, revegetation and weed control. There is ongoing involvement with community projects such as the Bruny Feral Cat eradication, and facilitation of academic studies, e.g. postgraduate, on the property. All family members are actively engaged in the project and share a commitment to work towards restoration of Fairyland\'s pre-settlement environmental balance, and the preservation of this for future generations.