The Walpole Wilderness Area is a recently formed conservation region that encompasses a group of important conservation areas in the south west of Western Australia.
The total size of the area is 363,333 hectares and incorporates the following parks and reserves:
- Walpole-Nornalup National Park
- Mount Frankland National Park
- Mount Frankland North National Park
- Mount Frankland South National Park
- Mount Lindesay National Park
- Mount Roe National Park
- William Bay National Park
- Shannon National Park
- Valley of the Giants/Tree Top Walk
- D'Entrecasteaux National Park
The Walpole Wilderness Area is home to some of Western Australia’s most stunning landscapes and supports a vast array of vegetation and habitats. The area protects:
- Half of the old growth jarrah and karri forests in the south west of Western Australia.
- Plant species that are not found anywhere else in the world.
- Giant, old-growth tingle forests.
- Rare orchids such as the blue babe-in-a-cradle orchid.
- Threatened ecological communities such as the Mount Lindesay-Little Lindesay Granite Community.
- Mammals such as the quokka, sunset frog, Nornalup frog, Walpole burrowing crayfish and the tingle trapdoor spider.
- Deep River, and wetlands, such as the Owingup Swamp and Mount Soho swamps.
The Noongar people have long established ties to this region. The area contains sites of mythological, ceremonial, cultural and spiritual significance.
Location: the town of Walpole, central to the Walpole Wilderness Area, is located 418 kilometres from the city of Perth. Walpole is 119 kilometres west of Albany, or 250 kilometres south west of Bunbury.
Australia’s South West
Walpole Visitor Centre