The Spectacles

The Spectacles is a locality in the City of Kwinana, around Thomas Road, McLaughlan Road and Anketell Road. It is almost all wetland and bushland reserve, part of Beeliar Regional Park.

Paperbark trees standing in shallow water
Paperbark trees at The Spectacles wetlands, September 2019. Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Parks and open space

The wetland covers about 360 hectares and is made up of two lakes, Large Eye and Small Eye, largely covered by paperbarks and bordered by jarrah and banksia woodland. Walk trails and boardwalks run through it, with access from McLaughlan Road and Spectacles Drive. The Spectacles Aboriginal Heritage Trail is a 5 km loop from the McLaughlan Road car park, with a bird hide and interpretation panels installed by the Medina Aboriginal Cultural Group. There are no toilets on the walk.

The history of The Spectacles

How The Spectacles got its name and how it was kept: read our history of The Spectacles.

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