Walpole-Nornalup National Park, Nature reserve in Western Australia, Australia
Walpole-Nornalup National Park is a 159 km² park 355 km south of Perth, surrounding Walpole, Nornalup and Peaceful Bay. It protects one of the last major stands of karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) and red tingle (Eucalyptus jacksonii), and reaches the coast at Conspicuous Cliff. The Deep and Frankland rivers feed the Walpole-Nornalup Inlets.
The area received protection status in 1910 following European settlement in the region and logging pressures on the forests. Early conservation efforts preserved the old-growth trees that visitors see today.
The Minang people called this land Nor-Nor-Nup and lived in deep connection with it for thousands of years. Visitors can discover traces of this history in the place names and landscape throughout the park.
The Tree Top Walk provides an elevated pathway accessible to all visitors for experiencing the forest canopy from above. The walkway includes accessible routes so that people of different abilities can enjoy the views and forest setting.
Red tingle trees (Eucalyptus jacksonii) grow only in the Walpole area. They survive low-level bushfires: a tree can be charred hollow inside yet keep growing from tissue just beneath the outer bark. The Department of Parks and Wildlife backburns leaf litter in the park to reduce the risk of a large-scale fire.
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