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Vegetation
The drive to Turtons Creek Reserve winds down gullies, through wet forests of tall gums and wattles, with ferns and tree ferns covering the lower reaches. The area is dominated by Mountain Ash and Blackwoods, with Rough Tree-fern and Smooth Tree-fern common along the creek.Animals
The area around Turtons Creek is home to the: · Swamp Wallaby · Wombat · Platypus · Ringtail Possum · Bush Rat · Swamp Rat. Birds to look out for include lyrebirds, currawongs, magpies, kookaburras, crimson rosellas and blue wrens.Visitor experiences
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Prickly Pear under attack in the Wimmera River Reserve
27 Apr 2012
A major Prickly pear infestation In the Wimmera River - Heritage River Reserve has been controlled by Parks Victoria with over 1100 infestations sprayed with herbicide. Stuart Lardner, Ranger in Charge with Parks Victoria based at Wail said: “The Prickly pear cactus spreads easily when the fruiting heads break off …