Winter wonders

See what is flowering in Makuru 2024...

Trapdoor

Watch a Trapdoor open....

Mark your Calendars: ‘Birds of Jirdarup’ Takes Flight September 28th

Walk with Friends

11am Sunday 29 September 2024 - this walk will have a special focus on the Birds of Jirdarup....

Christmas Tree

The WA Christmas Tree (Nuytsia floribunda) – called the Mundjah or Moojar by Noongar people - is an important landmark in Jirdarup. Christmas Tree corner is well known by locals....

Djerap: Noongar Bird Stories

Kensington Precinct development update

Public consultation has commenced on the Kensington Precinct which will replace the old government buildings opposite Jirdarup....

Weeding is on

New weeders, starting 22 June 2024....

Zamia

Zamias are cycads from the dinosaur age....

Bats

Check this out - 375 recordings of bats in Jirdarup in March 2024 - and more .....

Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo

Red-tails with their raucous call and brilliant tail feathers are a favourite for visitors to Jirdarup....

Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo

Carnaby’s with their melodious wee-la call are a favourite for visitors to Jirdarup....

Rainbow Bee-Eater

Balta hebardi – the Bush Cockroach

Meet Balta hebardi, not the five cockroach species plaguing our homes, but one of our very own Bush Cockroaches....

Tawny Frogmouth

Tawny Frogmouths roosting in the trees at the Harold Rossiter Reserve have become a favourite family for locals. They also feature in Noongar Dreamtime stories. Photo by Veronica McPhail....

Coastal Honeymyrtle

In summer, the Coastal Honeymyrtle, Melaleuca systena, flowers throughout Jirdarup. Photos by Elbia Sylwestrzak and Clare Caldeira....

Witches’ Broom

Witches’ Broom is a condition that is results in a deformity of the tree, that resembles a bird's nest or a broom, hence the name Witches’ Broom....