Devilbend Natural Features Reserve, reservoir in Australia

Devilbend Natural Features Reserve is a large protected area of lake, grassland, and bushland on the Mornington Peninsula. The central Devilbend Reservoir is the biggest inland body of water in the region and provides habitat for waterbirds, raptors, and many other animals.

The reserve once served as a water supply site for Melbourne and was important to the city's water system. Over time it transformed into a nature reserve where community groups and government agencies work together to maintain and restore the habitat.

The reserve sits on traditional Bunurong Country and holds deep cultural meaning for this Indigenous community. Their ongoing connection to the land shapes how the place is cared for and used today.

The Daangean Point Picnic Area has picnic tables, a shelter, public toilets and electric barbecues, but no drinking fountain, so bring your own water. Trails include the 1.2 km Western Shoreline Track, a compacted 2.5 m-wide path from the Devilbend Picnic Area to the fishing platforms and boardwalks, and the 11.5 km Devilbend Circuit Track. Cycling is allowed on all trails; dogs and other pets are not.

Devilbend Reservoir holds seasonally over 1% of the global population of the near-threatened blue-billed duck, which is why BirdLife International listed it as an Important Bird Area. The reserve also contains the only nesting site of the white-bellied sea eagle on the Mornington Peninsula. The growling grass frog and dwarf galaxias have been recorded here.