Bunbury in spring is a delightful time of year. The weather starts to warm up, little ducklings chirp from the riverside and wildflowers peek their sunny heads out of the ground. As the season unfolds from September to November, you can expect pleasant weather and blue skies as you set off to explore Bunbury in bloom.
Cowslip Orchids, City of Bunbury
Spring brings blooming wildflowers and lush greenery to this coastal town. Local parks, nature reserves and wetlands come alive with vibrant blankets of native fauna. Here are the best places to find the diverse range of wildflowers on show in Bunbury:
The Maidens Lookout, City of Bunbury
Make your way through this hiking trail and keep your eyes peeled for native orchids hiding amongst the roots of Tuart trees. Situated along Ocean Drive, the panoramic views at the end of this hike are truly spectacular. Did you know this walk is named thus due to the Maidens dune formations, 2 rounded sandhills that resemble a women’s body that can be seen from sea?
A picturesque walk, look up at the majestic tuart trees as you stroll through the forest between Usher and Dalyellup. You’ll come upon a range of banksia tress and fantastic native orchids like the King Spider Orchid and the Pink Fairy Orchids on this walk. Also waiting to be discovered are prolific Buttercup bushes and Snowdrop Surge. Be sure to take a bottle of water along on your hike!
Spider Orchid in Manea Park, Janice Platt
Sitting just inside College Grove, Manea Park is home to more than 30 species of orchids including White Spider, Donkey, Blue Enamel, Jug and Cowslip orchids. This is Bunbury’s premier bush reserve and is home native flora and fauna. While you explore this 2.2km walk, you may chance upon red-tailed black cockatoos, possums and kangaroos. A protected zone, you may bring dogs along, but they must be on the lead at all times.
A large urban wetlands (31 hectares!) in the middle of Bunbury, you can walk or ride along the boardwalk trail and have an up close look at the diverse wetlands bursting with wildflowers. This conservation wetland is also a bird watcher’s paradise, spy the purple swamphen and white faced heron while on the dog-friendly path.
That’s right, we have mangroves in Bunbury! The Mangrove Walk circles the Leschenalut Inlet waterway in East Bunbury and boasts a community of white mangroves that are a truly unique sight! The boardwalk will take you out 200m, but the full walk is a 5.3km trail where you can meet the wildlife in the wild.
The region around Bunbury is known for its diverse range of wildflowers, which can include species such as:
To catch the wildflowers in bloom, plan a visit to stay with us between late August to November!
