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Lane Poole Reserve |
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100km south of Perth on the South West Hwy just south of Dwellingup
in a Jarrah forest on the Murry river near the Darling Scarp is the Lane
Poole Reserve of 55,000 hectares
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This is a large area and combines bushwalking, cycling, canoeing and camping or you can do day trips from Perth. I have seen various reptiles, variegated wrens, rainbow bee eaters, white-tailed black cockatoo's, emu and 3 chicks, bats on sunset, motorbike frogs, frogs eggs in the rock pools, a small marsupial, marcropods and insects such as dragonflies, a large centipede |
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This motorbike frog was seen here in February |
Dragonflies guarding their ponds in February. |
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This is a King Jarrah it is 47metres high and 7.5 metres around (girth) |
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This is a King Skink seen basking on these warm rocks in October. |
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Go Here for more information on this area http://www.calm.wa.gov.au/tourism/lane-poole_splash.html |
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