3 Best Hiking Trails in Busselton WA

“Tuart Forest National Park features the world's largest remaining area of pure tuart forest. The park is also home to the largest remaining wild population of the Western Ringtail Possum. The trail is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long, and reflective markers are installed along narrower parts of the trail. It is accessible via a car park along Layman Road. You can also take a special night trail. The species Eucalyptus gomphocephala, or tuart trees, only grows on the coastal limestone that underlies the area, and the park is home to the tallest and largest specimens remaining on the Swan Coastal Plain. Some of the tallest specimens in the park are over 33 m (108 ft) in height and more than 10 m (33 ft) in circumference. Tuart Forest National Park includes the most extensive remaining section of pure Tuart forest.”

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“Ambergate Reserve is a 75-hectare regional park that conserves the remnants of scrubland and woodlands. The reserve is rich in plants and wildlife and has important conservation values. Ambergate Reserve are Visitors can see various vegetation types, including natural and artificial wetland areas. The walking trail of the reserve starts from the information shelter at the car park. Visitors can explore over 360 plant species and 26 species of orchids. There are benches along the trail where visitors can sit, rest, and enjoy nature. Ambergate Reserve is an excellent place to see wildflowers, especially in spring. The enormous variety of birds found here includes tree martins, rainbow bee-eaters, wood swallows, parrots, lorikeets, cockatoos, honeyeaters, wood ducks, herons, black swans, ibis, boobooks, kites, falcons, and tawny frogmouths. When visiting Ambergate Reserve, staying on the path and adhering to all signs is important.”

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