The special provisions that are in place to maintain the habitat, landscape and aesthetic quality of the area are embodied in the Nillumbik Shire Planning Scheme. Horses are excluded from the area to minimise the intrusion and spread of exotic grasses.
Horses spread seed over a wide area through their faeces.
When horses are ridden outside their owner's property seed is spread even further. This area is particularly prone to erosion because of its terrain and soil type and horses' hooves cut up vegetation and topsoil, exacerbating the problem. In order to to allow the free movement of native animals fencing is not permitted. The exclusion of dogs and cats from the area is necessary for the protection of the native fauna. The zoning makes a positive move to overcome the problems caused by roaming dogs and feral cats which frustrate so much of the fringe metropolitan area of Melbourne.