 This confirmed earlier accounts by Governor Phillip, who suggested that the trees were "growing at a distance of some twenty to forty feet from each other, and in general entirely free from brushwood..."

The Cumberland Plain is home to a variety of bird, insect, reptile and mammal species, including bats.Arachnid, amphibian and crustacean species are also present.About 40 species of reptiles are found in the Cumberland Plain.