Together with the adjacent Nicoll Scrub National Park it protects the only substantial area of rainforest remaining in the lower Currumbin Valley. The land was bequeathed to Bush Heritage by Dr Alex Griffith in 2000.
The reserve protects a number of rare plants such as smooth and rough shelled macadamias, Black Walnut, Fine-leaved Tuckeroo and Smooth Scrub Turpentine.
It also plays an important role as a conservation buffer for the national park, which is known habitat for the vulnerable Richmond Birdwing Butterfly, and shows evidence of Long-nosed Bandicoots, Green Catbirds, Scrub Turkeys and a number of Honeyeater species.