Whiteman Park is 4,000 hectares of bushland in the Swansea Valley at the headwaters of the Swan River. The recreational area is located 22 kilometres north of of Perth. The nature of the park is remarkably diverse, with more than 450 endemic plant species and about 150 animal species, including rare and endangered species. More than 17 per cent of Western Australia's bird species live in the park, including more than 1,500 species of birds, including migratory birds that are attracted to the Bennett Brook and the Bennett Brook and its surrounding wetlands.
The park was named its name in honour of Lew Whitman, who bought the land back in 1939 to graze cattle, and a few decades later turned his property into a popular picnic area. In 1978, the state government began acquiring the land, to protect the aquifer that provides Perth with its drinking water. In 1986, the park was officially opened to the public.
Today, Whitman Park has many walking trails, bicycle paths, playgrounds, and sports facilities. You can get round the whole area Whitman Park can be travelled by a small electric tram. You can also visit the Tractor Museum Tractor Museum and the Engine Museum, where all types of land transport are collected. The museums are designed to change the way we think about transport and how it has changed our lives. An interesting attraction of the park is the Children's Forest - a place, where parents and relatives of a newborn baby can celebrate the arrival of a new life of a new life by planting a tree.
