tree top walk

600 metres of steel trusses, like spans of a suspension bridge, weave through and above the tingle tree forests near the tiny hamlet of Nornalup.

Tingles are enormous eucalypts growing to a staggering height of 70metres, with girths of over 20metres and some over 400 years old. Many are hollow, the result of insect activity that eats away at the trees heart when young. As the tree grows, so this hollowness increases in size too and while looking as frail and unstable as a crumbling cathedral the tree thrives on a thin external skin of bark and fresh growth.

At the highest point, the walkway hangs some 40m above the undercover, and only the 'corner' platforms connect with the ground, the rest of the structure a cobweb of supporting wires and cables.

Amazing engineering and a great way to walk in the forest, and yes it does 'pulse' with the movement of people and weather.