Well, here we are at the  main entrance in Pownall Street. As we tour the Reserve we need to bear in mind that 17 years ago  this was
a 5.5 hectare  section of open paddocks (fields or meadows) with just a stand of oak trees in the middle and a few other exotic trees.
Although this area is in the centre of a residential area of Masterton it was found to be unsuitable for building due to it being  waterlogged
from eleven springs rising out of the Masterton fault line and a stream flowing under Hillcrest Street.
The fault-line is a rise of several metres and is the western boundary of the reserve.

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