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Coalseam Conservation Park

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Coalseam Conservation Park is in the heart of the Wildflower Agricultural area of the Mid West region. It lies between the northern sandplain to the west - where a remarkable variety of woody heath plants flower profusely during the wildflower season - and the aridlands of the Murchison, part of Outback Mid West - where winter rains can trigger a late winter flowering of winter annuals.

Coalseam Conservation Park has the best of both worlds. Here is Kwongan heath on the sands of the the plateau country. On the reddish loams of the floodplain of the Irwin River is wattle scrub. In the wildflower season a carpet of pink, gold, cream and white everlastings transforms the usually sparse understorey of wattle scrub.

A perfect spot for a picnic, or a day out discovering one of nature's most exquisite landmarks. From the "Lookout" magnificent views are offered of the Irwin River and picnic and toilet facilities are provided.

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Further Information: The Riverbed is a rock hunters dream and you can follow it through carved gorges, stand atop the lookout and witness the magnificence of nature's sculpture of ages, or marvel at fossils embedded within the limestone cliffs. As a geological feature, Coalseam Conservation Park has few equals. The cliffs consist of dramatic limestone bands rich in fossil shells, which lived when the area was covered by a sea in the Permian Ice Age. The rock strata includes glacial rocks which were laid down during this period, estimated to be 250 million years ago. During the ice age, glaciers carried huge blocks of rock gouged out by the ice and deposited them hundreds of miles away. Throughout the area around Nangetty and Urella Homesteads, many of these rocks can be seen
Further Information: The Coalseam Conservation Park lies amongst a most remarkable geological feature of the Irwin River basin. It is so named because of the first discovery of coal in Western Australia in 1846 and old mine shafts still exist.