Here lies one of the jewels of the region, neatly tucked away up the top end of a secluded and private valley close to the Ferguson Forest… a farm built from scratch by the Sherwood family for some 25 years, the opportunity to acquire a quarter of a century of a valley.

The drive in is lined with ancient Jarrah and Marri, up through the farmland where dams form naturally in the gullies. From the front gate you pass the 3 million gallon freshwater dam lined with native and introduced trees, Chestnut, Macadamia wild fig, further in, the scale of the mixed orchard becomes evident, Walnut, citrus, the red soil is A grade horticultural.

You pass a pristine maidenhair lined stream that runs through the northern part of the property and securely fenced around its preserved native forest habitat which provides an ecosystem where kangaroos, emus and other wildlife live.

The rest of the farm has pasture inter-planted with Native and fruit trees providing a diversity of beautiful birds who frequent the property including the splendid blue wren, robin red breasts, the multi colored grass parrots, crimson rosella and the endangered red tailed black cockatoo and the spotted swamp harrier.
Beautiful wildflowers are often in season unique only to south Western Australia.

The property has two houses both passive solar designed, with building products that maximize a healthy organic lifestyle. These include wool or solamit for insulation in the roof, slate floors, natural wooden ceilings and fittings.

Also includes solar hot water system, wood stoves and electrical cookers. One house is a 2 bedroom, one bathroom rammed earth residence currently rented out to local people.

The main brick homestead has 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large living and dining areas, study and spacious verandahs, garage and outdoor living areas. There is also a very large shed for storage, and three rainwater tanks holding together 35,000 gallons of rainwater which provide clean fresh drinking water for household use.
Both houses have large glass windows and panels to enable one to enjoy the natural surroundings, the sunshine and the beautiful environment in which they are located. There is satellite reliable internet access in both houses.

Organically managed for 25 years with 80 established macadamias, 300 chestnuts and 80 walnut trees which can be picked commercially or left to nourish the wildlife. There is an old organic mature mixed
orchard of mulberries, cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, pears, many varieties of apples, cherry and strawberry guavas, figs, pecans, avocadoes, oranges, lemons, mandarins, grapefruit and persimmons . This ensures there is fruit in season throughout the year.

The orchard is automatically irrigated and piping exists for irrigation for commercial vegetables if desired from the 3million gallon dam on the property which is home to black swans, coots and teal ducks. The soil is A grade horticultural and well suited to crops of tomatoes, potatoes, green vegetables and a variety of other crops that prefer an acid soil base should one wish to grow commercial organic horticultural crops.

Inspection by appointment only. Price is negotiable upon agreeable terms that may include walk in walk out.