A Portion of The Spectacles is a photograph by Michaela Perryman which was uploaded on March 7th, 2020.
A Portion of The Spectacles
The Spectacles is located in the City of Kwinana. It comprises almost entirely a wetland reserve surrounded by degraded native bushland. The... more
Title
A Portion of The Spectacles
Artist
Michaela Perryman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Spectacles is located in the City of Kwinana. It comprises almost entirely a wetland reserve surrounded by degraded native bushland. The Aboriginal Heritage Trail is a five kilometre loop walk around the northernmost wetland of the Spectacles, within the Beeliar Regional Park and located in the City of Kwinana. Interpretation panels along the trail explain the animals, flora and lifestyle of the original Aboriginal inhabitants. There is also a bird hide and two side paths through paperbarks.
The Spectacles wetland area is considered to be the most valuable asset of Kwinana’s natural environment, covering 3.7 square kilometres. It is named The Spectacles because it comprises two lakes connected by a drain, giving it the appearance of a pair of spectacles from an aerial perspective.
One third of The Spectacles is owned by Alcoa and was originally intended for residue disposal. As The Spectacles was not suitable for this purpose and the conservation value of the wetlands was recognised, Alcoa funded extensive rehabilitation and provided parking, picnic areas, walk trails, cycle paths, a board walk and bird hides to enable viewing of a number of species of native birds, including the rufous night heron.
The Spectacles actually contains two major wetlands, including the southernmost wetlands within Beeliar Regional Park and is surrounded by banksia woodland. To date $250,000 has been spent on many different walk trails, signage and boardwalks in this area.
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March 7th, 2020