Ludlow

History

The Wardandi people inhabited the Ludlow area before European settlement. A school, Ludlow School (originally known as Ludlow Bridge School), existed in the area as early as 1866, but initially operated intermittently due to low patronage. A pine plantation was first set up at Ludlow in 1909, with a nursery being developed in 1916. The first thinnings were harvested from the pine plantation in 1936/37 and by the early 1940s timber from Ludlow was being used to make cases and crates for food storage during World War II. By the early 1970s the sawmill had been closed and plantings were discontinued in the pine plantation in 1973; the planer mill was closed a few years later. In 2021, the volunteer Ludlow Tuart Forest Restoration Group released a masterplan for a future forest education, research and tourist centre at the Ludlow forestry settlement.

Most-observed species

• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,267
• Pacific Black Duck

  Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  1,143
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,119
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  1,057
• Australian Ringneck

  Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
  991
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  960
• White-faced Heron

  Egretta novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  924
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  918

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2006-03-04
  9 km ESE of Donnybrook, Australia
• M 2.5 — 2002-02-18
  22 km SE of Collie, Australia