Enchanted wilderness estate selling for the first time in 46 years

A 68-hectare landholding covered in regenerated rainforests and teeming with wildlife has been offered to the market for the first time since the 1980s.Known as Whipbird Gully, the property at 454 Hopkins Creek Road, Hopkins Creek in northern NSW includes multiple dwellings, paddocks and fruit orchards nestled among pristine riverfront bushland.The 68 hectare wilderness property is in a biodiversity hotspot in northern NSW. Picture: realestate.com.au/buyHeld by owners Adrienne and Erwin Weber for 46 years, the property has been reluctantly put up for sale as the couple, who are now in their mid-70s, look to downsize.They have dedicated more than four decades to rewilding the sprawling property, which now serves as a valuable wildlife corridor and a haven for threatened plants and animals.The couple, who met when studying and working in architecture and interior design in Sydney, were drawn to the property through their passion for the environment and conservation.The property includes an appoximately 2km stretch of the Rous River. Picture: realestate.com.au/buyAfter an exhaustive search for a piece of land that met their 10 essential criteria for building a passive solar home – a l...