Yanchep Rose Trail

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A 14km loop through Yanchep National Park past historic WWII-era bunkers with wildflower displays and panoramic views; DBCA notes kangaroo sightings are 'almost a certainty' in the early morning.

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Distance

8.05 km

Est. time

2 hr 8 min

Elevation gain

103 m

Route type

Loop

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Species to look for on this trail

Ancient trees and rare flora confirmed in this park. Spot one? Add it as a sighting pin below.

Tuart

Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Vulnerable (IUCN) — narrow coastal endemic▾

Vulnerable (IUCN) — narrow coastal endemic

A tall eucalypt restricted to a narrow coastal strip of the Swan Coastal Plain running from Yanchep to Busselton, with outlying patches north to Geraldton. Tuart forest is a distinct, threatened plant community — Yalgorup National Park protects one of its significant remaining stands.

How to spot it

Grows 10-40m tall with rough, box-like bark. Glossy light-green oval-to-lance leaves 90-180mm long; white-cream flowers form unbranched in the leaf axils, followed by bell-shaped fruit.

Family Myrtaceae · Source: Wikipedia: Yalgorup National Park; Wikipedia: Eucalyptus gomphocephala

Photo: Dcoetzee (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Parrot Bush

Banksia sessilis

Common SW WA woodland shrub — good starter ID▾

Common SW WA woodland shrub — good starter ID

An upright shrub to small tree of southwestern WA woodlands, formerly classified as Dryandra sessilis. Wikipedia's Yanchep National Park article lists it among the park's characteristic flowering woodland species.

How to spot it

Grows up to 6m tall with prickly dark-green to blue-green leaves. Dome-shaped cream-yellow flowerheads 4-5cm wide contain 55-125 individual flowers, blooming mostly July-November.

Family Proteaceae · Source: Wikipedia: Yanchep National Park; Wikipedia: Banksia sessilis

Photo: Casliber (Public domain) via Wikimedia Commons

Wildlife you might see on this trail

Animals confirmed in this park. Spot one? Add it as a sighting pin below.

Western Grey Kangaroo

Macropus fuliginosus

IUCN Least Concern▾

IUCN Least Concern

A large, common kangaroo of southern Australia, ranging from south of Shark Bay across coastal Western Australia and South Australia into western Victoria and the Murray-Darling basin; it does not occur in Tasmania or far north Queensland.

How to spot it

Distinguished from the eastern grey kangaroo by darker grey-brown fur, darker colouration around the head, and sometimes a blackish patch near the elbow. Males can be up to twice the size of females; look for them grazing in open woodland, coastal heath and farmland edges across the southern mainland.

Family Macropodidae · Source: Wikipedia

Photo: Charles J. Sharp (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons

Carnaby's Black-Cockatoo

Zanda latirostris

IUCN Endangered; EPBC-listed Endangered▾

IUCN Endangered; EPBC-listed Endangered

Endemic to south-western Australia's Wheatbelt and coastal plain, Carnaby's black-cockatoo has declined by more than 50% over the past 45 years due to widespread clearing of the eucalypt woodland and kwongan heath it depends on for nesting and feeding. Large flocks are a familiar sight over Perth's pine plantations and banksia woodlands outside the breeding season.

How to spot it

53-58cm, mostly greyish-black with fine pale scalloping, a short crest and a prominent white/off-white cheek patch and white tail band. The bill is comparatively short and stubby (compare to the longer-billed Baudin's black-cockatoo, which overlaps only at the eastern edge of its range). Call is a loud, wailing two-note 'wy-lah'. Look for them feeding on Banksia, Hakea and Grevillea seed pods, or flying over in noisy flocks at dusk heading to roost.

Family Cacatuidae · Source: Wikipedia; IUCN Red List

Photo: Paul Weber, paulweberphoto.com (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons