Nearest Town:
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Entry Fee: AUD $ 0.00 Introduction:
Less than two hours from Perth, Dryandra Woodland is one of the prime places in the South-West for viewing native wildlife.
Although the numbat is probably Dryandra's best known inhabitant, woylies, tammar wallabies, brushtail possums, tawny frogmouths, kangaroos and wallabies are regularly seen by visitors to Dryandra. More than 100 species of birds live in the area, including the mound-building malleefowl.
Under the 'Return to Dryandra' project, which is part of DEC's Western Shield project, a predator-proof compound containing core populations of western barred bandicoots, banded hare-wallabies, boodies, bilbies and rufus hare-wallabies has been built to provide a safe environment for breeding. The offspring will be released into the wild in Dryandra and other DEC reserves in the South-West, another step in the restoration of Western Australia's fascinating ecosystems.
Dryandra is an especially scenic area with magnificent woodlands and spectacular wildflowers in spring. The open, graceful eucalypt woodlands of white-barked wandoo and powderbark once covered much of the Wheatbelt before it was cleared for farming. Thickets of rock sheoak provide
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