Meet: Neil Hawkins Park, eastern end of Boas St, Joondalup Details: We will wander the path along the edge of Lake Joondalup keeping an eye out for Southwestern Snake-necked Turtle hatchlings which should be heading to the water around ...
The excursion to the Department of Fisheries planned as a follow-up to our May and June speakers’ presentations has been postponed. Instead, we will meet at the western end of the Whitfords Nodes car park and take a short walk ( about 300m) along the beach, then on the path ...
We will examine the eastern limit of the parabolic dunes of the Quindalup Dune system before taking the stairs up the dune face. After a quick look at the mature Quandongs, we will descend the dune face and take a walk through the bushland, looking for quenda, orchids and other ...
AFTER OUR WALK WE WILL DRIVE TO THE BUSH BLOCK OWNED BY THE LATE JOHANNA AND ALAN NOTLEY FOR MORNING TEA. MIA (MIRIAM) WILL SHOW US AROUND THE BLOCKS WHERE THERE ARE LOTS OF NATIVES IN FLOWER. MAY ALSO BE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW A SHOW OF ENAMEL ORCHIDS Approx. 3km ...
Our excursion today will highlight the natural history of the City of Joondalup in a most unusual way. After a short walk from Neil Hawkins Park through the bushland of Lakeside Park and Centennial Park we will visit the Joondalup library for a personal explanation by Dr Perditta (Perdy) Phillips ...
Photo: Muderup Rocks. Town of Cottesloe This year we will depart from the norm and skip the couple of kilometres that would have taken us from Swanbourne to Cottesloe. Instead we will start our walk at Muderup Rocks at the southern end of Cottesloe Beach and walk to the beach ...
Our walk will take us through important Banksia Woodland, pine forest and along the northeast edge of Lake Joondalup. This area has one of the largest remaining stands of Swamp Banksia (Banksia littoralis), a species which once surrounded most of Perth’s wetlands. It will be peak flowering season when we ...
Lake Gnangara is the most southerly of the Wanneroo wetlands. The surrounding terrain consists of low dunes and undulating sand plains. Over the last few decades, extraction of water from the Gnangara Mound has resulted in a significant reduction of the areal extent of the lake. Our walk will take us ...
Warwick Conservation Reserve bursts into colour in Late Winter- Early Spring. We will take one of the walk trails looking for some of the many species of orchids and other native plants that can be found in the reserve. Meet in the Bowling Club car park, opposite the High School, ...
Meet: End of Heritage Terrace, Gnangara (Remember to use Ocean Reef Rd not Alexander Dr - from Ocean Reef Rd, turn North into Sydney Rd, then Right into Lorian Rd then Right into Heritage Tce). Details: During our Golly walk along the eastern side of Lake Gnangara in July we ...