Lowlands Nature Reserve
| Lowlands Nature Reserve Western Australia | |
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 Signage at the eastern access of Lowlands Nature Reserve | |
  Lowlands Nature Reserve | |
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| Nearest town or city | Perth |
| Coordinates | 32°19′21″S 115°54′46″E / 32.322525°S 115.912811°E |
| Established | 2014[1] |
| Area | 1,312 hectares (3,240 acres)[1] |
| See also | List of protected areas of Western Australia |
Lowlands Nature Reserve is located in the Swan Coastal Plain bioregion of Western Australia, on the Serpentine River.[1][2] While local signage and operational guidelines identifies it as Lowlands Nature Reserve, official maps refer to the nature reserve as Unnamed WA51784 Nature Reserve.[3]
Overview
Lowlands Nature Reserve was gazetted on 2 December 2014 and has a size of 13.12 square kilometres (5.07 sq mi).[1]
The nature reserve is located in the west of the locality of Mardella, in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale. It consists of three separate sections, with the two eastern ones separated by the narrow Lowlands Road corridor while the third section is approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) further west, centered around Hymus Swamp.[2][3]
The heritage listed Lowlands Homestead, dating back to 1830, is located at the western end of the Lowlands Road corridor, just outside the nature reserve. Originally known as the Serpentine Farm, it was renamed to Lowlands in 1876. In 1978, the Australian Heritage Commission certified Lowlands as a registered place. In the early 2000s, the bushland around the homestead was designated as a Bush Forever site and, in 2013, the Western Australian state government purchased the bushland for the purpose of flora and fauna conservation.[4]
In 2017, a male Western quoll was spotted at Lowlands, which is considered unusual given that the nature reserve is surrounded by agricultural land.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ a b "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Australian Protected Areas Dashboard". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Lowlands Homestead". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Students plant to protect quality chuditch corridor on Serpentine River". www.greeningaustralia.org.au. Greening Australia. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2024.