The vast expanse of open woodlands once covering Guildford, Sefton and surrounding suburbs were cleared by logging and farming in the early to 1800s with land grants in the Parish of Liberty Plains awarded to Charles Fraser in 1823 and John Thomas Campbell in 1825. Dog Trap Road linking Parramatta to Liverpool was often frequented by Dingos and Bush Rangers. It was later changed to Woodville Road in 1879.
Waddangalli Woodland is one of our best representations of Cumberland Plain Woodland. Only 6% of the original extent of Cumberland Plain Woodland remains in Greater Sydney making Waddangalli Woodland a haven for Western Sydney’s struggling native birds, animals and plants that rely on this type of Bushland for habitat.