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Foxes Lair is a 68 hectare bush reserve on the edge of Narrogin town. The entry road opposite the Narrogin Caravan Park takes visitors past three picnic areas that are the starting points for five walking trails. Dogs are permitted in Foxes Lair, if they are kept on a lead. Please take dog droppings when you leave. There is a dog free-run area in the Commonage on the south east side of Foxes Lair. Park in the Granite Car Park off Range Road. See attachment below for dog free-run locations in Narrogin
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You are welcome to use your bicycle to enjoy the reserve but be careful. Walking tracks are not sealed and some are not suitable because they have stairs. Remember that you are sharing walking trails with pedestrians and access tracks with cars, gophers and walkers.
The Arboretum adjoins the Granite walk and the arboretum picnic area. With over 70 species it displays the wide range of leaves, bark, and flowers of our iconic eucalypts.
The Arboretum adjoins the Granite walk and the arboretum picnic area. With over 70 species it displays the wide range of leaves, bark, and flowers of our iconic eucalypts.
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Visitors often ask if Foxes Lair reserve was named after the fox, an introduced pest. The name was born from a celebration held in the reserve during a 1946 APEX convention.
The fortunes of this reserve have waxed and waned over the years, until the Friends of Foxes Lair group formed in 1999. The group created the first management plan and worked to clear rubbish, regenerate degrade areas, and create walk trails and picnic areas. To view the history of Foxes Lair click here. |
Historical photo of old rifle range
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Brown mallets on claypit walk breakaway
Situated between the Darling Range and the wheatbelt, Foxes Lair has landscapes, plants, and birds from both regions. There are over 240 species of flowering plants. The best time for flowers is between August and early October, but there are always some flowering plants if you look carefully.
Western Australia has unique soils and vegetation that is strongly associated with soil type.
Walking trails have been located to take visitors through a wide range of landscape/ vegetation, that ranges from gravels with mesas and breakaways to large granite rocks and sandplain.
Did you know that plants create soils and are responsible for our bauxite deposits? Click here to find out how they do it.
Western Australia has unique soils and vegetation that is strongly associated with soil type.
Walking trails have been located to take visitors through a wide range of landscape/ vegetation, that ranges from gravels with mesas and breakaways to large granite rocks and sandplain.
Did you know that plants create soils and are responsible for our bauxite deposits? Click here to find out how they do it.