Five members and four guests attended this excursion, led by local naturalists Shelley and Kendra Campbell. Shelley provided an identification sheet and explanation about the identifying features of the orchids to be seen at the park. The group completed the Woodlands Walk trail, a 2.6km loop.
There were examples of local common orchids. Although an unseasonal heatwave the week before had impacted several of them, many that had been flowering a week earlier were finished by the time of the walk. Leopard Orchids (Thelymitra benthamiana) were in bud, but it was too early for flowers to be out.
| • Snail orchids (Pterostylis sp.) | • Rabbit Orchid (Leptoceras menziesii) |
| • Carousel Spider Orchid (Caladenia arenicola) | • Jug Orchid (Pterostylis recurva) (finished) |
| • Common Mignonette Orchid (Microtis media) | • Coastal White Spider Orchid (Caladenia longicauda sub species calcigena) |
| • Cowslip Orchid (Caladenia flava) | • Pansy Donkey Orchid (Diuris magnifica) |
Several other wildflowers were seen:
| • Buttercup (Hibbertia hypericoides) | • Twining Fringe Lilies (Thysanotus sp.) | • Rottnest Island Pine (Callitris preissii) |
| • Cats Paws (Anigozanthos humilis) | • Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea preissii) | • Zamia (Macrozamia fraseri) |
| • Coastal Lechenaultia (Lechenaultia linarioides) yellow and red | • Devils Pins (Hoveapungens) | • Purple Coral Pea (Hardenbergia comptoniana) |
| • Conostylis sp | • Slender Lobelia (Lobelia tenuior) | • Coastal Banjine (Pimelea calcicola) |
| • Creamy candles (Stackhousia monogyna) | • Milkmaids (Burchardia congesta) | • Stylidium sp. |
| • False Boronia (Lysiandra calycina) | • One sided Bottle Brush (Calothamnus quadrifidus) | • Tuart Tree (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) |
| • Flax Lily (Dianella longifolia) | • Purple Tassels (Sowerbaea Laxiflora) | • Violet (Pigea calycina) |
Other fauna and invertebrates heard or sighted were:
- Grey Butcher Bird (Cracticus torquatus)
- Grey Shrike Thrush (Colluricincla harmonic)
- Red Wattle Bird (Anthochaera carunculate)
- Sand Scorpion (Urodacus novaehollandiae)
- Dragon Fly
Arlene Quinn and Shelley Campbell