Great you enjoyed the wombats. I love the small birds too. There are great numbers of birds, all native species and they seem to be everywhere.

Hope you also enjoyed the frog song which fills the night through autumn to late spring.

Surrounded by native forest with a view to Melbourne our guests are always surprised at how natural and removed from city life we are but you still see Melbourne in the distance. We are just over an hours drive to Hoddle street in Melbourne but wombats and wallabies forage in the garden and native birds are everywhere. The night is filled with the sounds of owls and through winter the constant singing of frogs. There are few places now where you see native animals in the wild so close to a major city. We suggest leaving mobile phones at home, but it's up to you.

The lyrebirds are pretty special aren't they? We still love listening to them and watching them after 20 years up here. Thanks for your generous comments .

Thanks Kim. Wintertime the cottages are full of light and warmed by wood fire. The colours and texture of the timbers and mudbrick interior walls create a warm, private and comfortable cottage to look out onto a winter day.