LodgeHidden gem
Eyre Bird Observatory
Cocklebiddy, Western Australia
Restored telegraph station on the coast south of the Nullarbor, run as basic lodge and bird-watching base.
- Cost
- Paid
- Booking
- Book ahead
Eyre Bird Observatory is in a 1897 telegraph station in Nuytsland Nature Reserve, about 49 km south of Cocklebiddy. Stay for the quiet, the birds and the dunes on the coast. Access is on a sandy track, so check current conditions before heading in.
Good to know
- Check track conditions and book ahead before you go
- The final stretch is 4WD or high clearance
- Bring food and water for the stay
- Best time
- Autumn to spring
- Getting there
- Sandy track south from the Eyre Highway at Cocklebiddy
- Vehicles
- 4WD only
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Kitchen
- Showers
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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