Tag: Bush walk

Wildflower Ramble

Join us for the last ramble of the year in our local John Forrest National Park. This walk will be led by the very knowledgeable Penny Hussey. Usually takes about 2 hours, you may want to bring lunch to enjoy in the picnic area afterwards. Note there is an entry fee to the park.

Botanical Walk -Morangup Reserve

This species rich reserve should offer some exciting finds. The walk will be in the morning, so we suggest you bring your lunch, then there could be a second walk in this very beautiful and diverse reserve. Wear walking boots and clothes suitable for the weather on the day.

   To get there: Take the Toodyay Road.  Go through Gidgegannup and past Noble Falls picnic area.  Continue as the main road bends left, then right again.  Go past Morangup Rd to the north – when you reach the next road, Black Swamp Rd, Morangup NR starts on your left. Go a little further, past the Marris to a gate leading to a track north.  Signs will be there to guide you in.  (If you are not sure, look it up on Google maps!!!)

Weekend Wildflower Walk

Come along to our weekend wildflower walk, and check out the local wonders.

Meeting at the entrance of the Darlington Winery at 10am, Saturday 23rd July 16.

 

Whicher Walk 19th June 2016

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This was the first real activity for our new branch, South West Capes.

With unpromising weather in the hours before the walk, we drove to the starting point on Sues Road (locality Sabina River) with some trepidation. I expected there to be hardly any starters, as my phone had been busy with people cancelling, so I was quite surprised to find about 8 cars already there when I arrived at our strange start time of 12.30 p.m. – this was to allow people coming from a distance to arrive home before the kangaroo activity. In the end, we had just under 30 walkers (2 children) coming from Augusta, Margaret River, Cowaramup, Dunsborough, Yallingup, Capel/Peppermint Grove Beach, Donnybrook, Sabina River/Yoongarillup, Busselton – the length and breath of our new branch region.

We must have looked a picture, with our rain gear and umbrellas! Someone said, “Mad dogs and Englishmen … “. When our walk leader Andrew Webb arrived (SW botanist with the Department of Parks and Wildlife), we decided to give a part of the planned walk a go, and we hadn’t gone far before the rain disappeared, and we were so sorry so many had been put off by the weather. Some of the walkers baled out after the first stage (1.8 km), but most completed what turned out to be a circuit of 4 km. A few went on to a cuppa nearby owned by new Society members.

It turned out to be a magnificent day. A few of us took lists of the plant species we saw (about 130 species, not counting the many fungi spotted), and we’ll be sending this out to our South West Capes’ email list. I am sure some of the walkers will be back to this magnificent spot, and to other walks in the Whicher National Park.

In the main picture, Andrew Webb talking to Shirley Fisher. (Photographer: Chris Dunbar)

Richard Clark, Branch Secretary
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Guided Bushwalk – Trigg Bushland

The Wildflower Society – Northern Suburbs Branch and the Friends of Trigg Bushland jointly host a guided bushwalk through Trigg Bushland on the fifth Saturday of the month, which falls due on April 30 (as well as 30 July, 29 October and 31 December, 2016).

Meet at 8am on the south side of St Mary’s Anglican School. (This is on the slip road at the side of the school, near where it meets Elliott Road.)  Walk begins at 8am and lasts 1 – 2 hours.

The walk is at a gentle pace on established paths. Bring your hat and water bottle as well as your camera and binoculars.

Children are welcome, and it is a good opportunity to provide some training about quiet observation of wildlife and respecting the bush by staying on paths. Unfortunately, even well behaved dogs on a lead tend to frighten wildlife, and so we ask you to leave your dog at home.
Contact David 9448 9192