Ambergate Nature Reserve Multi-Cache
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AMBERGATE NATURE RESERVE
THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES.
Instead, you will find yourself outside the main entry to the Ambergate Nature Reserve. Take a look around. It shouldn't take you too long to figure out what you have to do to work out the correct coordinates from there.
Please take the time to listen for the bird song as you wander around and enjoy the peaceful bush surrounds which are maintained by the Busselton Naturalist Club.
These 75 hectares are remnant vegetation of the once widespread coastal plain woodland which has been extensively cleared. The reserve is rich in plants and wildlife and of outstanding conservation value.
The reserve becomes ablaze with wildflowers in the springtime but also offers the visitor a chance to observe a variety of plants and wildlife throughout the year along its gentle, looping 4km walk trail.
ABOUT THE RESERVE:
Go wild about wildflowers during Spring with over 360 plant species recorded at Ambergate. From tall trees and shrubs such as Banksia, Marri, Jarrah, Peppermints and Snottygobble, to creepers and ground covers and 26 species of orchid.
Summer brings late flowering plants like those of the Eucalypts and Banksias, as well as opportunity to watch birds as they feed their young. Walk gently along the trail and look for traces of the many mammals and reptiles that also live in the park including the Western Grey Kangaroo, Quendas, legless lizards, snakes and skinks.
Early Autumn is a busy time in the park as much of the birdlife like Tree Martins, Rainbow Bee-eaters and Woodswallows prepare to migrate. Parrots, Cockatoos and Honey eaters will soon swoop in to source winter seeds and nectars. Bring your torch for a nightime visit to the park which opens a different world again with spotlighting for Brush-tail Possums, Ring-tail Possums and Tawny Frogmoths high in the trees, or geckos, lizards, and frogs at ground level. You may hear bats flying overhead or locate the shining eyes of small spiders as they scamper through the dark.
Rug up for a Winter wander through the reserve and view water birds such as Australian Wood Ducks, Heron and Ibis in the flowing waterholes and swamp lands. Listen to love songs performed by Banjo and Tree Frogs as they search for a mate. The growth of mosses and fungi brings burrowing Quendas, Echidnas and the odd solitary Brush Wallaby keen for a winter feed.
ABOUT THE CACHE:
The cache can be found at
S 33° 44.ABC E 115° 19.DEF
The last step in working out where the cache is hiding is to ad t0.036 to the southing and and add 0.012 to the easting.
Please follow the paths and adhere to all signage. This is to prevent the spread of the Dieback fungus. Dieback fungus threatens native plant species in the South West. Using the boot/footwear cleaning station at the entrance to the trail as well as the junctions help stop the spread of the fungus to other environments.
Good Luck!
FTF Congratulations Seabreeze Oz
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