Dryandra, 20km north-west of Narrogin, is a natural oases, the largerst area of natural bushland remaining in the Western Australian wheatbelt.
The reserve covers some 23,500ha in 9 separate locks set among cleared farmland, a remnant of the open eucalypt woodlands which once covered much of Where the Rivers Begin.
Although several species have disappeared since European settlement. Dryandra shelters 14 species of ground-dwelling mammals including the very rare kangaroo-like woylie, tammar and numbat. Walkers in the bush at Dryandra may catch a glimpse of the unique striped numbat, which is the Western Australian fauna emlem, feeding on termites.
Also at home in the Dryandra reserve are some 100 birds species, including the mallee fowl.
Picnic facilities are provided and a holiday camp has been established at the Dryandra settlement within the forest.
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