Wandooup is a unique 100 acre (40 hectare) property on the beautiful Blackwood River consisting of 90 acres of special uncleared natural bushland, 10 acres of river flats on the Blackwood River in the south west of Western Australia in the locality of Kangaroo Gully, only 13 kms from the centre of Bridgetown.
The high land area is an open forest of jarrah and banksia with an understory of grass trees and zamia palms, sloping down though a woodland of marri and wandoo to a river frontage of flooded gums. A 10 acre area of cleared land adjacent to the river is fertile alluvial soil which supports a parkland of exotic trees, an orchard, vegetable garden and ornamental garden with heritage roses, a bee garden and various nut trees and the original dwelling.
A delightful, comfortable and unique three bedroom home sits high above the river with forever views, the home has all modern conveniences, a lovely kitchen and of course stunning views from every window! The master bedroom is a generous loft among the treetops with its own private balcony. There are verandah's and decks to take advantage of the absolute silence and beautiful bush.
A safe haven for kangaroos, ringtail and brush tail possums both of which are priority conservation, brush tailed wallabies, phascogales, chuditch and numbats There are king skinks, blue tongue lizards, monitor lizards and a bird list of 90 species. Also the endangered Red tailed, Carnaby and Baudins cockatoos roost nearby. There are attractive rocky outcrops and gullies and a large variety of native plants flowering throughout the year.
Other features of the property include:
• Three bay carport
• Automatic sprinklers over and under the roof as a fire precaution
• Rain water tanks
• Bore with solar pumps, produces 4000 litres per day in summer and 2000 in winter and will fill the rainwater tanks in a few days
• House garden watered from a well using fire fighting unit
• Sizable cubby house on poles
• Large powered workshop on the flat
• Comprehensive chicken raising pens
• Property fully fenced on three two sides including the use of the river
• Garden sheds, potting shed, wood shed
• There is a Covenant in favour of the National Trust protecting the bush land
• The photo of the river is taken from Evan's Bridge which you cross to get to the property .
