BROWNHILL CONSERVATION PARK
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The Brownhill Reserve is situated at the southern end of Carrick Hill Drive and adjoins the Mitcham Council property of McElligotts Quarry to the west, Carrick Hill Estate to the north and private land to the east and south. Broadly, it is located between the Waite Conservation Reserve and Belair National Park. Access to the Reserve is via an existing unmade section of Blythewood Road that runs off Carrick Hill Drive and connects with a small section of the Reserve. Brownhill Creek runs through the Reserve. The following map shows the Yurrebilla Trail in yellow.

In 1998, there was some intense lobbying by community groups to save this part of the Hills Face area. Mitcham Council then purchased Brownhill Reserve with the assistance of both the State Government and the Carrick Hill Foundation.

Records from the first settlers indicate that Brownhill has always been a bare hill and was used as a marker by the early settlers. It is believed that the Aborigines used to burn this hill to encourage grasses rather than trees to grow, thus allowing for easy hunting of native animals. The native vegetation on Brownhill Reserve is very sparse. The past history includes heavy grazing and pasture management, and has seen the overstorey and much of the native understorey disappear, with the exception of one small section of eucalypts.
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