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==Description== It was officially named on 15 October 1971.<ref>{{Gazette WA | title = Naming of Avon Valley National Park (Reserve A30192) | page = 1971:4023 | file = 682/64 | date = 15 October 1971}}</ref> [[Eucalyptus marginata|Jarrah]], [[Corymbia calophylla|marri]] and [[Eucalyptus wandoo|wandoo]] trees are found in the park along with 90 different species of birds, making it an ideal place for [[bird watching]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/western-australia/perth/attractions/natural/avon-valley-national-park/|title=About Australia - Avon Valley National Park|year=2008|access-date=30 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915091633/http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/western-australia/perth/attractions/natural/avon-valley-national-park/|archive-date=15 September 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Nuytsia floribunda|Christmas tree]]s and [[Xanthorrhoea|grasstrees]] are interspersed through the woodlands.<ref>{{cite AHD|9998|Avon Valley National Park|date=2010|accessdate=14 November 2010}}</ref> In the springtime the park is visited by wildflower enthusiasts to view the diverse range of flowers, including [[dryandra]]s, donkey [[orchid]]s and [[lechenaultia]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.experienceperth.com/en/Things_to_see_and_do/Nature_and_marine_life/National_parks/Pages/Avon_Valley_National_Park.aspx |title=Experience Perth - Avon Valley National Park |year=2009 |access-date=30 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100813100508/http://www.experienceperth.com/en/Things_to_see_and_do/Nature_and_marine_life/National_parks/Pages/Avon_Valley_National_Park.aspx |archive-date=13 August 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> Other plants found in the area are Conostylis, and the rare [[Thysanotus|fringed lily]] is also found within the park.<ref name="totaltravel.com.au"/> The bushranger [[Moondyne Joe]] used the area as a hide-out with his cave and corral situated within the park boundaries. Both have since been damaged by a series of [[Bushfires in Australia|bushfires]] within the park.<ref name="Avon Valley National Park Guide">{{cite web|url=http://www.experienceperth.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/AVNP_Park_Guide.pdf |title=Avon Valley National Park Guide |year=2008 |access-date=30 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225214157/http://www.experienceperth.com/SiteCollectionDocuments/PDF/AVNP_Park_Guide.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> The area was subsequently designated as a reserve within the National Park in the [[Moondyne Nature Reserve]] in 1981. The third route of the [[Eastern Railway (Western Australia)|Eastern Railway]] is in parts the southern border of the park, on the southern side of the Avon River, and provides - at times of bushfires and other emergencies - a track and point of access.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/result?q=avon+valley+western+australia|title=photo section has Avon Valley railway route photographs}}</ref>
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