The reserve is located on the flat raised plateau that forms the watershed between the Molonglo and Queanbeyan Rivers to the east of the Queanbeyan fault line.
The reserve is dominated by regrowth dry sclerophyll forest consisting of scribbly gum, long-leaved bundy, red stringybark, brittle gum and red box. The understorey is generally very sparse, consisting of a litter bed with occasional shrub or tussock grass. The locality has abundant birdlife with over 45 species being recorded to date.
