Friends of Warwick Bushland

16/09/2026

A wonderful wildflower and orchid walk was held by FWB on Sunday 13 September 2026 in the Warwick Bushland. More than 70 people attended. After the sign-in and pathogen hygiene cleaning of shoes, there was a brief introduction from Karen Clarke and then the crowd was broken up into 4 groups. We had 5 group leaders (one group had 2 leaders), all with a vast wealth of knowledge and expertise. A huge thank you to Mark, Karen, Tim, David and Xiao (Shawn) for your assistance and allowing us to break a very large group into more manageable numbers for the walks.

The 4 groups had different routes through the Jarrah Trail and the tours were kept to main paths and tracks to prevent trampling and compaction. It's so important that we stay on paths. Warwick gets a huge number of people visiting, particularly during wildflower and orchid seasons. This takes its toll on the vegetation in many ways. We can reduce the damage by staying on paths, making sure our bounty of beauty is available for future years and visits.

There was a lot to see on the walks, with hibbertia, kangaroo paws, native violets, conostylis, blue devils, running postman, hardenbergia, numerous types of pea flower, donkey orchids, cowslips and carousel orchids all in flower. The weather was a bit cool and overcast for the blue sun orchids on the day. Although in full bud they kept their flowers closed this time, tempting us back for another visit on a sunnier day.

Of the many sights to see, one interesting one was the hybrid kangaroo paw, a cross between a red-green kangaroo paw and the yellow-orange cats paw (photo below).

After the walks, participants were treated to a scrumptious afternoon tea. This is a great time to relax with a cuppa, have something to eat, catch up with the group leaders for more discussion and compare notes on what had been seen on the day.

Thank you to all that attended our very special bushland for the event. A huge shout out of THANKS to all our volunteers that helped with the event, either in person on the day and/or by providing something for the afternoon tea. Our volunteers are wonderful people and it's a privilege to have them dedicate their time to our cause.

Thank you to Pippa, Norma and Michelle for their photographs.

14/09/2026

The Friends of Warwick Bushland latest newsletter is available here:

There are plenty of plants and flowers to see in the bushland – a kaleidoscope of colours against a backdrop of yellow flowers. Look out for Wild Violets (Hybanthus calycinus), Granny Bonnets (Isotropis cunefolia) and Red and Green Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanhus manglesii) shown above, on the Jarrah ...

10/08/2026

Finally, our beautiful donkeys are showing their faces. This one found today by Karen Clarke. More to come so keep an eye out for them as you walk our trails.

07/08/2026

Warwick Bushland is a riot of colour at the moment, from the bright yellows of the hibbertia and prickly acacia, mixed with splashes of hardenbergia purple and lilac native violets, through orange/maroon of the pea flowers and on to pinks of the Swan River myrtle. The red running postman is also making a show. The whole bushland is just stunning. Come out and walk our paved trails and enjoy nature at its best. The bobtails are enjoying the sunshine and you may see a couple of those too.

The last of these photos has a Carnaby’s cockatoo feasting on a banksia cone. Can you find it?

04/08/2026

📢 Calling all photographers (student, amateur or professional) - our annual Flowers in Focus photography competition is open once again! 📷

We want to see your best images of Western Australia’s unique and beautiful flora! 🌸

Submit your photos online by Friday 4 September for your chance to win prizes and the opportunity to have your image displayed in an outdoor exhibition in Kings Park 😎

Head to our website for entry details and terms and conditions 👉 https://bit.ly/3SbTkmv

📷 2025 overall winner - Isopogon latifolius captured by Xiaoyu Yang

19/07/2026

17/07/2026

🦇Bold Park, Western Australia
Friends of Bold Park Bushland Inc are hosting ‘Bold Ideas’ with bat ecologist Kelly Sheldrick.
Held at the WA Ecology Centre (near the northern end of Perry Lakes Drive) on Wednesday 22nd July 6.30pm.

Please bring $3 as a donation on entry to help support the work of the Friends of Bold Park Bushland. Tea, coffee, and a light supper will be provided

12/07/2026

A beautiful day today in our bushland. A large group of around 50 people joined in our Fungi Walk with ecologists Dr Mark Brundrett and Karen Clarke. Splitting into 2 groups, a wide variety of fungi were seen and discussed. A good year for fungi this year, it seems. Thank you to Mark and Karen for the presentations at the start and for leading the groups. Light refreshments were served afterwards. Thank you to Nicola, Pippa, Susan and Jenni for the lovely eats. Well done, team.

09/07/2026

The FWB Fungi Discovery walk is on this Sunday. Warwick Bushland, Lloyd Drive, 1pm. Check out our Facebook events or our website homepage for more details.

Also, did you know the Great Aussie Fungi Hunt is on during all of July? Grab your phone, camera, mirror and get out there to help gather pictures and locations for the fungi you come across. Help the scientists map what you find. Fungi are so important in our world and often underestimated.

More information can be found on the website:
www.fungimap.org.au