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Understory

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      • ‘Archway’
      • ‘Rising From the Ashes’
      • ‘Wishing Wheels’
      • ‘Forest Stones’
      • ‘Shades of Grey’
      • ‘Bower’
      • ‘Marginata’ & ‘Calophylla’
      • ‘Treecycle’
      • ‘Bound’
      • ‘Competitive Ground’
      • ‘Feeding’
      • ‘Australia House’
      • ‘Layers & Then There’s Layers (Forest Folk)’
      • ‘Sundew
      • ‘Written on the Wind’
      • ‘Southern Owl’
      • ‘Whole, You Were Meant To Be Here’
      • ‘Fallen Ghost’
      • ‘Metameres at Work’
      • ‘Floating Town’
      • ‘Cascading Shelter’
      • ‘High Rise Housing
      • ‘The Golden Tree’
      • ‘Imagine More’
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Our Trail

A 1.2km easy-walk circuit through stunning forest. From the majestic Karri canopy to coastal heath, with abundant native flora & fauna.

Art in Nature: The Transformative Power of Connecting with the Environment

Art and Forest Bathing As an eco arts organisation, we believe that art has the power to inspire, heal, and connect us with nature. For many of us, being amongst nature elicits feelings of relaxation …

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Cover image - Understory Treasure Map (2021) Trail Guide for Understory Art & Nature Northcliffe, Western Australia

Trail guide

The Trail Guide is your Treasure Map for adventure. A printed copy is available upon request, per group when you pay your entry fee at the Northcliffe Visitor Centre. To minimise our eco-impact we …

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Summer holiday opening hours Understory Art & Nature trail, Northcliffe

Summer Holiday Opening Hours

Understory and the Painted Tree Gallery are closed for Christmas and Boxing Day. We are open New Years Day and all other days over summer, 9am-4pm. Please note that our office does not reopen until …

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ASW Understory image (woman walking under arch) Understory Art & Nature Trail

Our trail

TRAIL LENGTH & SURFACE The trail is 1.2km in length. It is an ‘easy walk’ circuit – beginning and ending at the Northcliffe Visitor Centre. It has minimal inclines and a …

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Northcliffe Visitor Centre

What TO EXPECT

When you arrive in Northcliffe go to the Northcliffe Visitor Centre, located in the centre of town. Visitor Centre staff will assist you. Advise them if you have booked your ticket online or will be …

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Bo Wong photo of Understory Art & Nature Trail 2020 (3) Northcliffe

our forest

The forests of the Southern Forest region are unique to the South West corner of Western Australia. The 1.2km Understory walk circuit takes you through a mix of vegetation types, from towering forest …

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'Feeding' detail by Francois Davin (photo by Francois) Understory, Northcliffe, 2006

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Copyright Southern Forest Arts 2022

Understory is situated on the land, sea and rivers of the Bibulmun/Pibelmun people of the Noongar Nation; Country that was never ceded. We pay deepest respects to Elders past and present. We thank them for their ongoing Care of Country for 50,000+ years. We are inspired by the wisdom & gifts of the oldest living culture on Earth. We are grateful for the guidance of living Elders in the development of Understory.

PO BOX 395, NORTHCLIFFE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 6262 Phone: 0418 754 704. Email: info@southernforestarts.com.au