The Summit Road Society (Inc.), formed in 1948, aims to further the vision of Harry Ell, by working to enhance, preserve and protect the nature, beauty and open character of the hills of Banks Peninsula for people to enjoy. The Summit Road Society currently owns three reserves on the Christchurch Port Hills – Ohinetahi Bush Reserve, Omahu Bush & Gibraltar Rock, and Linda Woods Reserve (formally known as Tussock Hill). The Summit Road Society-owned reserves are privately owned reserves for the public to enjoy. The Society reserves the right to temporarily close all or part of any of our reserves for safety and maintenance reasons. While the public are encouraged to visit our reserves, they are not permitted to alter them in any way. Specifically the public are not permitted to plant trees, create or alter tracks, prune or otherwise alter trees, undertake weed or predator control or make any other changes to the reserve, except with the specific permission of the Board or relevant work party leader. All work undertaken on the reserves is carefully planned and well meaning actions can have unintended consequences.