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Glenbrook cottage

Glenbrook cottage was built in 1903, it is an original miners cottage, when mining pig iron was prevalent in the area.

The tram line that carried the pig iron from the mines to the wharf in Penguin ran partly through the property and parts of the tram line have been unearthed.

Glenbrook house

Glenbrook house is a Victorian house. Your hosts Charles and Irene reside there, of which Charles is currently restoring the 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house to its former glory.

The property

We are situated on 50 acres in a very secluded and private property in the beautiful Penguin valley. Most of the native forest consists of Blackwood, Wattle, large towering white gums, ancient tree ferns and many other trees and shrubs.

We also have approximately 300 hazelnut trees on the property that we are trying to bring back into production.

We are surrounded mainly by farm land and forest. Some parts of the property has the Penguin creek meandering through it, with the creek running all year round, black fish, small trout and lobster have been sighted.

Wild life and bird life

There are a large number of animals that have been sighted on the property including :

Wallabies Tasmanian devils

Ring tail possums Brush tail possums

Poteroos Bandicoots

Echidnas Platypus

We are a designated land for wild life and value the importance of preservation of wildlife habitat and proud to have the endangered species of the burrowing crayfish residing on the property. We ask that guests be respectful towards wildlife while walking through the forest and property.

There are a large number of birds that reside on the property and visit us, It is truly a bird watchers paradise. Some of these include:

The yellow wattle birds Splendid blue wrens

Black birds Laughing Kookaburras

Black yellow tailed cockatoos White goshawks

Wedge tail eagles Parrots

New Holland honey eaters Scarlet robins

Golden whistlers Beautiful fire tail

Scaly thrush Dusky robins

Masked plovers Little wattle bird

Black headed honey eaters Grey fan tails

Yellow throated honey eaters Fan tailed cockatoos

Eastern spinebill Pardoes