Eco Property for sale Pakenham Upper

Eco Property for sale Pakenham Upper http://www.ecorealestate.com.au/1802155/ Live in the foothills of the beautiful Dandenong ranges BUSHLOVER'S PARADISE LIFSTYLE FOR DEDICATED CONSERVATIONISTS Five fabulous features for your conservation lifestyle on this property. Interesting 1970s architecture of this home includes extensive verandahs for constant enjoyment of the garden and on to the beautiful wildlife and bushland. A fenced area of approximately 1.5 acres located at the end of a 130 metre sealed driveway leading up from security entrance gates. A large open plan living/dining area with cathedral ceiling and panoramic windows, modern kitchen and eating room, library, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, shower room and toilet. The feeling of airiness is heightened by skylights. Heating is primarily by electric floor heating. There is also an open fireplace. The house is kept cool in summer by its double brick construction, verandah-shaded windows and heavily insulated roof (recently replaced). Complementing the house for guests, extended family, home office, retreat is an adjacent cabin comprising a bedroom, a sitting room/second bedroom with sink, a bathroom with shower and toilet, and a covered verandah. The dam is lakelike, perfect for a soiree or a family swim and picnic in such a picturesque environment with pontoon and an encircling walking track. Domestic water is provided by two roof-fed tanks – a 50,000 litre underground tank and a 20,000 litre above ground tank. The highlight of this property is the beautiful native forest and all that it contains. It is part of a large forested area with another Trust for Nature property adjoining to the east. The predominant trees in the bush are messmate and narrow-leaved peppermint. They occur with brown stringybark in the drier areas and with mountain grey (some of which are extremely large) in the wetter areas. Other trees include silver wattle, black wattle, blackwood, hazel pomaderris, blanket leaf and mutton wood. The understory ranges from open to dense and includes ferns, various banksias, handsome flat-pea, common correa, dusty miller, prickly moses, purple coral pea, dusty daisy, cats claw grevillea, yellow rice flower, prickly tea tree, furze hakea, wire grass, hop goodenia, white elder-berry, wonga vine, austral clematis, small-leafed clematis, love creeper, tasman flax lily, grass trigger plant, slender knotweed, native violets, milk maids, running postman, bidgee widgee, common fringe lily and drooping mistletoe. In the bush area of the domestic area the uncommon long pink bells thrive. The property has a range of orchids including common bird, rosy hyacinth, mayfly, alpine greenhood and small tongue. The bush is home to a wide range of native wildlife. Of particular note are the lyrebirds that are plentiful. There are also wallabies, wombats, echidna and many smaller animals including frogs, lizards and insects. Lyrebirds are, of course, not the only birds. Upwards of 70 birds species are said to have been identified. The birds are a constant source of enjoyment. Other features: • A brick building encompassing a single car garage, a workshop and a general purpose room; • A large open-fronted shed designed to house a caravan or similar; • A carport; • The garden is watered using either the domestic supply or dam water supplied by the electrically driven pump located at the dam. Property Features Balcony/Patio/Terrace • Fireplace(s) • Garden • Garden Shed • Rainwater Tank