# Cherry Lake > Cite as: PLOT record p/cherry-lake v1, compiled by PLOT (2023-12-01 to 2023-12-31), place summary - **Address:** p/cherry-lake (https://www.plot.eco/p/cherry-lake) - **Kind:** Place summary (compiled from the published claims listed) - **Who said it:** Compiled by PLOT from the published claims listed - **Period:** Claims cover 2023 (3 of 4 undated) - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): Its least-checked claim is reviewed. PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. - **Open questions:** None open - **Evidence shown:** Reviewed and from approved sources. 4 claims shown, all reviewed. A lake and surrounding parkland in Altona. ## Summary - **Period:** Claims cover 2023 (3 of 4 undated) - **On the record:** Habitats on the record: salt marsh habitats - **Checked:** 4 reviewed - **One next step:** Find dated survey records for the Altona Skipper at Cherry Lake (https://www.plot.eco/n/VFZ8-81) - **Related places:** Hobsons Bay (that contains it) ## What's here (2) Coverage: Native vegetation extent and types: not looked for yet; Threatened species recorded or likely: not looked for yet; Threatened ecological communities: not looked for yet. #### Hobsons Bay City Council says the western and northern areas around Cherry Lake include salt marsh habitats used by a range of water birds. > Cite as: PLOT record c/899M-WX v1, Hobsons Bay City Council (undated), reported association - **Address:** c/899M-WX, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/899M-WX) - **About:** Cherry Lake → Cherry Lake salt marsh habitats - **Kind:** Reported association - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** undated - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** Cherry Lake (Parks and reserves) (Hobsons Bay City Council), Cherry Lake heading (paragraph on the 3.5 km trail) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** hobson-s-bay-pilot-1 - **How we found this:** Found before PLOT's sourcing protocol v0.1 existed. Extracted with Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code); a person reviewed it before publication. - **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "contains_habitat": what lives or grows here #### PLOT groups “Cherry Lake salt marsh habitats” as saltmarsh, from the habitat named in its source. > Cite as: PLOT record c/GS0A-9V v1, Hobsons Bay City Council (undated), classification mapping - **Address:** c/GS0A-9V, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/GS0A-9V) - **About:** Cherry Lake salt marsh habitats → Saltmarsh - **Kind:** Classification mapping - **Who said it:** PLOT reconstruction - **Period:** undated - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** Cherry Lake (Parks and reserves) (Hobsons Bay City Council), Cherry Lake heading (paragraph on the 3.5 km trail) - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **Editions:** hobson-s-bay-pilot-1 - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "is_a_habitat_type": what lives or grows here ## Condition and change (0) Coverage: Vegetation and habitat condition: not looked for yet; Gross vegetation loss and change: not looked for yet; Waterway, wetland and coastal condition: not looked for yet. Nothing published in this section yet. That is not the same as nothing being there. ## Pressures (0) Coverage: Invasive species pressure: not looked for yet; Development, land use and major projects: not looked for yet. Nothing published in this section yet. That is not the same as nothing being there. ## Protection, rules and obligations (1) Coverage: Protected and conserved areas: not looked for yet; Offsets, credits and conservation obligations: not looked for yet; Local strategies, targets and commitments: not looked for yet. #### The council lists the Cherry Lake ornamental pond bushland as a 0.36 hectare conservation area it manages. > Cite as: PLOT record c/XTHA-27 v1, Hobsons Bay City Council (2023-12-01 to 2023-12-31), reported by source - **Address:** c/XTHA-27, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/XTHA-27) - **Value:** 0.36 ha (Reserve area) - **About:** Cherry Lake - **Kind:** Reported by source - **Who said it:** Reported by government - **Period:** 2023-12-01 to 2023-12-31 - **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person. - **Open questions:** None open - **Source:** Biodiversity Strategy 2024-34 (Hobsons Bay City Council), p. 21, p. 21, table 'Conservation Areas managed by Hobsons Bay', row 'Cherry Lake ornamental pond bushland' - **The snippet in PLOT:** - **How they know:** As listed by the council - **Limitations:** Covers a small bushland area only; easy to misread as Cherry Lake's total area. - **Editions:** hobsons-bay-update - **How we found this:** not recorded - **Section:** placed by rule: measure "Reserve area": protected area or rule ## Who's involved (0) Coverage: Place frame and governance: not looked for yet; Who works on nature here: not looked for yet. Nothing published in this section yet. That is not the same as nothing being there. ## NextSteps (0) Coverage: Restoration and management activity: not looked for yet. Nothing published in this section yet. That is not the same as nothing being there. - Find dated survey records for the Altona Skipper at Cherry Lake (https://www.plot.eco/n/VFZ8-81). Cite as: PLOT record n/VFZ8-81 v1, Imported from batch Hobsons Bay pilot 1: Jawbone Marine Sanctuary, Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve, Cherry Lake (as of 2026-10-15), proposal ## Open questions and gaps (1) Coverage: Biodiversity data coverage: not looked for yet. - **Evidence gap:** No dated monitoring of Cherry Lake's water birds, salt marsh or Altona Skipper located. The Council page describes birds, salt marsh and the Altona Skipper's habitat but gives no survey dates, counts or methods, and this pilot found no published monitoring. What would close it: Dated bird counts, salt marsh extent or condition, and Altona Skipper surveys for Cherry Lake, with methods. ## Sources (2) - Cherry Lake (Parks and reserves) (Hobsons Bay City Council): 3 claims - Biodiversity Strategy 2024-34 (Hobsons Bay City Council): 1 claim --- Machine-readable: https://www.plot.eco/p/cherry-lake.json Cite as: PLOT record p/cherry-lake v1, compiled by PLOT (2023-12-01 to 2023-12-31), place summary