The Park comprises the foredune and associated swale system surrounding a wetland area (including Salt lake and Butchers lake), bisected by the Butchers Gap Drain… The wetland supports an association of dense South Australian swamp paperbark (''Melaleuca halmaturorum'') over marine meadow, while the remainder of the Park is a coastal scrub association. A lease of the area of Butchers Gap drain that bisects the Park has been negotiated with the South Eastern Water Conservation and Drainage Board. The Park is an important seasonal habitat for migratory bird species. The wetlands support a variety of waterfowl, including some migratory waders, however, its value to these species is not well understood… The Park is recognised as suitable habitat for the endangered orange-bellied parrot (''Neophema chrysogaster''), which has been observed feeding on two-horned searocket (''Cakile maritima'') near the beach and in the extensive samphire habitat around Salt Lake.〔