341 hectare reserve is the second largest nature reserve in the Wongan Hills area 8kms west of Wongan Hills on the Waddington/Wongan Road. A spectacular display of many and various wildflowers. Visit the Wongan Hills Visitor Centre for up to date information on what is flowering and where to find them.
Flora: Eucalyptus sp., Grevillea sp., Isopogon sp., Pertophile sp., Conospermum sp., Verticordia sp., Stylidium sp., Daviesia sp. Orchids and many more.
Reynoldson Reserve 16kms north of Wongan Hills is a truly outstanding reserve in November when the Verticordia abound with several different varities. The 1 hour walk trail resembles a massive garden of colours, shapes and sizes with scarcely room to tread. We recommend you keep to the bitumen and drive to Kondut which is approx 29 km’s to the reserve.
Flora: Verticordia chrysantha, Verticordia eriocephala, Verticordia monadelpha, Verticordia picta, Verticordia pritzelii, Verticordia venusta, Verticordia wonganensis, Grevillea sp., Xylomelum angustifolium, Persoonia sp. and more.
Enjoy a picnic at this Fauna and Flora Reserve on the Manmanning Road 25kms east of Wongan Hills. During the late winter and spring the reserve develops a picturesque covering of wildflowers. This large granite outcrop has a ‘Gnamma’ hole on the rock face. This was a water collection site. Picnic area with tables/seating and parking bays.
This 198 hectare reserve is 2kms west of Wongan Hills on the Waddington/Wongan Road. A spectacular display of many and various wildflowers. Visit the Wongan Hills Visitor Centre for up to date information on what is flowering and where to find them.
Flora: Eucalyptus sp., Grevillea sp., Isopogon sp., Pertophile sp., Conospermum sp., Verticordia sp., Stylidium sp., Daviesia sp. Orchids and many more.
230 hectare reserve approx 15kms west of Wongan Hills on the Waddington/Wongan Road. Turn left and 2kms down Wilding Road.
Lake Hinds is approx 23kms from Wongan Hills on Waddington/Wongan Hills Road turn off either Lake Hinds North Road or Smith Road. Lake Hinds covers an area of approx 2000 hectares. The catchment area is from the Ballidu district, east Dalwallinu and the west Cadoux district. The whole area drains into the Avon River at Northam and called the north branch of the Mortlock River.
The lake is 10 km’s west of Wongan Hills on the Calingiri Road. There are picnic spots with tables/seating. No toilets.
When the lake is full, it is used for water skiing, sailing, canoeing etc. and there is an abundance of different water birds at this time.
In 1917 the lake was filled and overflowed. The next overflow was in 1963. The lake was 4.5 metres deep when the overflow happened and ended up a 0.5 deep overflow. In 1999 history was made again with Lake Hinds overflowing on 25th July for the third time in white-mans history.
Approx 7km’s east of Wongan Hills on the Manmanning Road turning right on Moonijin West Road. Spectacular rock formations and wildflowers.
The Wongan Hills Cemetery is situated approx. 2kms from the centre of town on Ningham Road. There are many beautiful wildflowers in evidence at the Cemetery. The first recorded burial in the Wongan Hills Cemetery was in 1914.
The Cemetery is in two sections, divided by a centre roadway. The left hand side is the earliest section in which many members of Pioneer families are buried, and which was used until 1956. The right hand side was commenced in approx. 1943 and is currently still in use.
Unfortunately, there are many graves in the Pioneer Section of the Cemetery that are unmarked, because we are unsure of grave locations. There are no early records of the Cemetery, but it is presumed that this area was selected for the Cemetery as it is on a sandplain, and is therefore easy to dig.
The Water Tower was built between 1913-1914. The stand is 12ms (40ft) high and made of karri and jarrah. The tank holds 100,000lts (32,000 gal). The water tank was built for the steam trains and used solely for the trains.
In 2005 the Wongan Hills Tourism Group raised funds to light the water tower with amber coloured lights. For the month of October the Water Tower is lit “Pink” for Global Illumination Breast Cancer Research.
12th July with approx 50mm of rain, an awesome amount after a very dry, freezing cold spell. Hakea’s flowering in some areas.
We have had some beautiful rain over the weekend May 23 2010 and more due this week so hope that will be the start to some orchids flowering like the Winter Spider Orchid, mayby some Bunny Orchids and Greenhoods, hope to get out over the next week or two to have a look around. Keep you posted and best of luck to all the farmers madly seeding.
Wildflowers season peaks in September in Wongan Hills with many species flowering from July through to December. Our wildflowers depends on the season to what flowers. We have had great falls of rain now and we are expecting a great display of flowers this season.
For all your up to date information of wildflowers call to the Wongan Hills Visitor Centre. Ask our friendly volunteers and they may be able to organize someone to show you to the best spots.