▁Way . ▁The ▁reserve ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁reserve ▁occup ies ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁situated ▁along ▁the ▁northern ▁sh ores ▁and ▁consists ▁of ▁open ▁grass land , ▁small ▁c ops es ▁of ▁trees ▁and ▁bush ▁and ▁st ret ches ▁of ▁salt ▁mar sh ▁and ▁is ▁bounded ▁by ▁one ▁side ▁with ▁the ▁sea . ▁The ▁reserve ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁nine - hole ▁golf ▁course , ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁convert ▁it ▁o ▁a ▁nature ▁reserve ▁comm encing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁at ▁the ▁reserve ▁include ▁nature ▁tra ils , ▁a ▁wheel ▁chair ▁path , ▁play ▁areas , ▁board wal ks , ▁ind igen ous ▁gard ens ▁and ▁tree ▁c ops es , ▁a ▁b oma , ▁b ins ▁and ▁a ▁stretch ▁of ▁sh or eline . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁story ▁bo ards ▁document ing ▁facts ▁about ▁the ▁salt ▁mar sh es , ▁the ▁Kn ys na ▁sea ▁horse , ▁and ▁the ▁aqu ifer ▁of ▁fresh ▁water ▁found ▁beneath ▁the ▁surface . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁provides ▁habitat ▁for ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁species ▁of ▁flow ering ▁plants ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁different ▁tree ▁species . ▁Fa una ▁including ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁fro gs , ▁but ter f lies , ▁fish ▁and ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁bird ▁species ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁reserve . ▁Comm only ▁sight ed ▁spec im ens ▁include ▁mal ach ite ▁king fish er , ▁pied ▁king fish er , ▁sp