Volunteering Ongoing Protection

The Friends of Forrestdale – a voluntary group of around Large areas of Anstey-Keane Dampland were once twelve members – plays an active role in the care of earmarked for industry. It was through awareness of the Anstey-Keane Dampland. Their activities include weed conservation values of the area by concerned and rubbish removal and fence repair, as well as alerting community members (and enlightened government relevant authorities to environmental damage caused ministers of the day) that this precious reserve was by off-road vehicles and rubbish dumping. saved.

An oasis of natural wonders

Friends of Forrestdale members discover rubbish dumped in bushland Anstey-Keane Dampland scenery

Threats Few large intact metropolitan reserves exist today of the quality and richness of biodiversity of Anstey-Keane Anstey-Keane Dampland faces a number of threats, the Dampland. It is therefore crucial that we value and most serious being the proposed extension of Keane protect this reserve and ones like it, for the benefit not Road which will fragment the reserve and lead to only of the environment but present and future multiple ongoing degradation processes. Another generations.

threat is the unlawful use of off-road vehicles which causes degradation, noise pollution and spread of phytophthora dieback.

Beaufortia squarrosa, Anstey-Keane Dampland

For more information please contact Rod Giblett, Secretary, Friends of Forrestdale (FoF): (08) 93972874 [email protected] or David James, President, FoF: (08) 93970276

Photos by Bryony Fremlin Degradation caused by unlawful use of off-road vehicles Biodiversity Hotspot Qualities

In Perth’s south-eastern suburb of Forrestdale is a rare Anstey-Keane Dampland has many special qualities: and fragile nature reserve known as Anstey-Keane  It is one of the last intact large nature reserves Dampland – a 311 hectare oasis of heathland, in the Perth region. dampland and banksia woodland surrounded by ever-  It is one of the last remaining examples of a now encroaching housing and industrial development. threatened flora community once common Anstey-Keane‘s diverse habitats support a rich and throughout the . unique variety of and animal species, and  It has over 35 species of listed under WA accordingly, is the most significant dampland on the law as being either priority species, end of Swan Coastal Plain (SCP). range, or declared rare flora.  It is home to end of range fauna species including Rosenberg’s monitor (Varanus rosenbergi).  With over 380 flora species, Anstey-Keane is the Rosenberg’s monitor Varanus rosenbergi most floristically rich part of the Jandakot Regional Park and second most floristically rich Tenure

Bush Forever site on the SCP.  It contains two of ’s Anstey-Keane Dampland has complex tenure: five threatened ecological communities: shrublands government agencies (chiefly the Department of Parks on dry clay flats (endangered), and herb-rich and Wildlife and the WA Planning Commission), and City shrublands in clay pans (vulnerable). of Armadale all have a part to play in its management A small sample of the biodiversity of Anstey-Keane Dampland  Over 75 per cent of Anstey-Keane’s vegetation and protection.

is in excellent to pristine condition.

Anstey-Keane Dampland is one of Western Australia’s  Bush Forever sites It is the only known location of the Megamouth bee Leioproctus (Ottocolletes) muelleri, a (http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/publications/5911.asp), which are representative regional ecosystems and unique ground-nesting species of solitary bee, habitats that play a central role in Perth’s biodiversity. which until its discovery there in 2010 was The site is also part of Jandakot Regional Park. unknown to science.

Megamouth bee (Leioproctus muelleri) Wildflowers of Anstey-Keane Dampland