Smith Covenant

Newsletter of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust: Open Space No.32, November 1994

David and Maureen Smith have protected a most attractive three-hectare block of bush on their Marion property with a National Trust open space covenant. The covenant is 14 km from Marlon on Galpins Road and is in a basin on the easy rolling country.

The bush is mainly tawa and kahikatea, with other species including titoki, pukatea, pigeonwood, lancewood, rimu, totara, mahoe, matai and nikau. A special feature of this bush is the presence of several very large and very old rata trees.

The Forest Heritage Fund supported this covenant. Despite it being grazed by cattle in the past there is an ample seed source for regeneration.