Local Government
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Region
South West
Walter Rd Bridgetown
Adjacent to Town Lot 795
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
South West
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| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Jun 2001 | Category 5 | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 29 Mar 2018 | Management Category D | |
The Walter Road Reserve has cultural value as a once popular picnic spot for leisure and recreation. Aesthetic Value Although the Walter Road Reserve is somewhat overgrown, it is a pretty spot with a variety of flora and fauna species. Winter rains create a creek and waterfall through the middle of the reserve running north/south, with black granite outcrops forming much of the creek bed. The steep rising land on either side of the creek makes areas of the reserve quite serene and secluded. For these reasons the reserve has high aesthetic value. Historic Value The Walter Road Reserve has historic value as a place of family leisure and recreation, before there were town parks, playgrounds, or other built leisure environments in Bridgetown. Research Value NA Social Value The Walter Road Reserve, historically, had high social value, as a popular picnic spot for families and friends of the district.
Nature reserve with a creek/waterfall.
The Walter Road Reserve was once a popular picnic spot.
Medium As the Reserve is not easily accessed now and its existence is not so commonly known, it has not remained as a popular picnic or leisure spot. High With no structures added or removed from the site, and water still creating a creek and waterfall in the winter months, the picnic spot remains authentic.
Parts of the reserve are overgrown and infested with Blackberry bush, making access difficult.
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| A33570 | Assess No (Shire Ref) |
| No.B38 | MI Place No. |
Urban Open Space
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| Present Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
| Original Use | PARK\RESERVE | Park\Reserve |
| General | Specific |
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| SOCIAL & CIVIC ACTIVITIES | Sport, recreation & entertainment |
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