April 14, 2020

Kogolup Lake (Beeliar Regional Park)

Kogolup Lake is directly north of Thomson’s Lake Reserve.  The two wetlands in the Kogolup area are surrounded by banksia and jarrah bushland.

The path is a solid walkway and is popular for bikes and family outings.

On the path to the lake there is a snake warning.  Snake season, when they are most active, is from about October to April.  Tiger snakes have been seen in the area.  They are usually more active at night but sometimes they like to sun themselves in the heat of the day.

So far we have only seen one snake:

Vegetation was also a bit different from the previous lakes. 

The lake dried out a lot over the summer.  Autumn has also been unseasonably warm and has added to the drought conditions.  It’s cooler today  at 24 Celsius and rain is in the forecast for the weekend.   The lakes will be happy.

We didn’t encounter much for birds or wildlife but Dave managed to get a beautiful photo of a scarlet robin.