Creery Wetland Nature Reserve — Local services in Dudley Park

Managed to squeeze in a spot of time in between heavy showers 🚿 and strong winds 🌬️. Wetlands here are definitely more pleasant than those back home in the tropics, where it can be muggy 🥵 humid and warm, with unpleasant smells radiating from at low tides 🌊. Over here, nothing smelt bad at all.

Plus you get the nicer wildlife too. Plentiful bird species 🐦 like parrots 🦜, storks, pelicans, swans 🦢, ducks🦆 instead of mosquitoes 🦟 and bugs 🪲. Could easily spend an hour here if not for dodging...

An amazing reserve! Right next to Mandurah, but feels like you're in the middle of nowhere! Lots of birds to be seen, and an amazing wetland environment. A leisurely still from Etsy West to east only takes just over half an hour or so. You can then choose to walk back along the suburban streets (beautiful parkland for a lot of the way!), or else retrace your steps. The paths are very affordable, though can get boggy or flood when it has been raining.

One of the hidden gems...

Great place to walk and birdwatch. It is fenced all round to protect the wildlife from foxes and is a dog-free zone for the same reason. There are a couple of board walks, but the bush walks are much better. There is a great cafe near the entry, but I was told they were being forced to close, so if you want to lunch there, it might be best to check that it's still operating. I spent two half days at this park and would...