Araluen Botanical Park is located in a sheltered valley in the Darling Ranges approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Roleystone. The Botanical Park covers an area of about 59 hectares (150 acres). There is a small entry fee to the park, and it is open every day of the year except Christmas day. There is a mixture of exotic plant varieties, however the park also contains many remnants of native bush.
Araluen is a haven for many species of Western Australian wildlife, including marsupials, birds and reptiles.
Visitors on a bushwalk or strolling the gardens may spot a family of western grey kangaroos or a wallaby munching on its morning breakfast grasses alongside bush tracks or on our green lawns.
Birdwatching will also allow one to spot ringneck, Western rosella, red cap and other kinds of WA parrots. You might even encounter a tawny frogmouth or other birds from the owl and raptor families.
Source: Wikipedia; araluenbotanicpark.com.au
