 The pine plantations passed through other owners and are now run by the Dunedin City Council-owned City Forests Ltd and known as Silverpeaks Forest

During its tenure as a State Forest the valley floor was grazed, and accessible by farm vehicle for the first few kilometres.Now this area is reverting to native bush through a succession of rank pasture grasses, brooms, willows and manuka.The Seacliff Lunatic Asylum, during Truby King's period of management, built a water supply pipeline from a dam at the head of the valley, near Semple Road.