Local Government
Denmark
Region
Great Southern
Scotsdale Rd Denmark
Loc 513,514,522
Denmark
Great Southern
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Jun 2011 | Considerable Significance | |
The Harewood Forest has aesthetic, historic, scientific and social significance. The three Plantagenet timber locations were opened for selection in the Government Gazette of 1 October 1909. They had been heavily logged by the Millars c1900. Railway embankments and snigging tracks still exist. Loc. 514 was logged by flying fox cable. The land is very steep, with Scotsdale Brook flowing through the southern edge. The lots were cleared in the early 1910s and pastured to show prospective farmers what could be done. Many farming ventures failed owing to the lack of some minerals in the soil. Since that time karri forest with thick undergrowth has regenerated. A delightful walkway, with bridge and picnic sites has been established by DEC, Shire and local people.
A recessed parking area off the main road marks the start of the Harewood Forest Walk, a 600 metre walk through the Karri forest, along the Scotsdale Brook, marked with information plaques to aid interpretation. These tell the story of the early logging in the area around the turn of the 20th century, and the subsequent clearing for pastoral land. Harewood Forest is controlled by the Department of Environment and Conservation. (DEC). It is made up of 3 locations of crown land reserved for timber. DEC periodically thins or burns the vegetation which is predominantly Karri regrowth forest. The forest rises steeply from South to North and is heavily timbered with thick undergrowth. The timber sections that can be found close to Scotsdale Rd are a remnant of a tramway bridge built to help loggers transport wood to the mill. This has been classified by the National Trust and is also listed separately in the Shire of Denmark Municipal Heritage Inventory.
Logged 1900
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| I Conochie;"Denmark:mAn Outline History". | Denmark Historical Society | 1990 | |
| Information Plaques- erected by Department of Environment and Conservation |
Large Conservation Region
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| Present Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
| Original Use | FORESTRY | Other |
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| DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY | Environmental change |
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