Beelia Regional Park Bibra Lake 3

Beeliar Regional Park contains a large range of coastal wetlands in the south western corridor in the cities of Melville, Cockburn and Kwinana. It provides a wonderland of nature appreciation options.

The Beeliar Wetlands are internationally significant. The entire Park has been placed on the Interim List of the Register of the National Estate, while Booragoon Lake, Thomsons Lake and The Spectacles have been listed on the Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia (Environment Australia 2001).

Thomsons Lake (in conjunction with Forrestdale Lake) has been listed as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. Many wetland areas in the Park have also been identified as locations for JAMBA / CAMBA/ROKAMBA migratory bird species.

Beeliar Regional Park provides significant landscape and amenity value to the region. Many landscapes contribute to the overall high visual quality of the Park. These include vegetated uplands consisting of mature woodland and forest areas, vegetated wetland areas, extensive areas of open water and areas of well maintained grassed parkland. The coastal environments of the Henderson foreshore area, which comprises limestone cliff formations and coastal vegetation, also add another positive dimension to the Park’s landscape amenity.

The vegetation communities found within Beeliar Regional Park are significant as they represent communities which were once widespread on the Swan Coastal Plain but are now heavily cleared. The vegetation within the Park comprises both structural and floral diversity expressed as a diverse series of landscapes. A number of Park areas contain priority flora species, as well as a large number and wide range of plant communities some of which are in very good condition.

The diversity of habitat is important to wildlife utilising the Park. The wetlands and surrounding areas provide important nesting and feeding habitats and because of their high biological productivity, they directly or indi..