Around Munurru Wildflowers begin (King Edward River), Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau), Kimberley, WA

Munurru (King Edward River) campground in Ngauwudu (Mitchell Plateau), the north Kimberley region of Western Australia, has a great swimming hole, a waterfall, lots of rocks to clamber over, and two nearby Art Sites. We based our camp here to drive and hike (and heli-hop) to Punamii-Uunpuu (Mitchell Falls).    • Hiking Punamii-Uunpuu 1 To The Falls (Mitc...      • Hiking Punamii-Uunpuu 2 The Return (Mitche...   This northern most point was the start of our West Australia Wildflower Trail in 2025 when we began our exploration of the stunning WA wildflowers around our camp site. 0:00 Sign: Munurru Campground (King Edward River) 2km, Kulumburu Rd 6km, Cultural Art Sites 0:11 Bicycle for getting around campsite and swimming hole 0:22 Munurru at dawn, The Beginning of the WA Wildflower trail 0:40 Waterfall; red sandstone layers 1:12 Calm waters downstream 2:12 The water levels dropped noticeably in the 4 days we were there 2:33 Smooth King Leopold sandstone and basalt rock formations, red from iron-oxide weathering, with rock holes eroded over centuries 3:15 Exploring rock along the rivers edge 4:20 Calm waters 4:32 Wildflowers begin: pink carnivorous rainbow plant (Byblis rorida or Byblis filifolia) 5:01 Another carnivorous pink sundew (Drosera) 5:12 Yellow Woolly Frogsmouth (Philydrum lanuginosum) or woolly waterlily 5:23 White balls of pipewort, water pincushions (Eriocaulon); seedheads of a sedge (red beaksedge, Rhynchospora rubra?) 5:41 Rock hop exploring the falls 7:38 Thick slab of smooth red well-weathered sandstone 7:49 Swimming hole 8:00 Little Corella (Cacatua sanguinea) or bare-eyed cockatoo; flock of Little Corellas (Cacatua sanguinea) 8:15 Yellow sun bladderwort (Utricularia chrysantha); Fern-leaved Grevillea or Golden Grevillea (Grevillea pteridifolia), stir a drink with the flower to sweeten it 8:27 Cylindrical yellow flower spikes of wattle (Acacia); Red cotton stainers (Dysdercus cingulatus) on a Roselle plant (Hibiscus sabdariffa), lower 2 insects mating tail-to-tail 8:42 Carniverous pink rainbow sundew (Drosera menziesii); close-up hair-like tentacles covered in sticky, digestive dew-drop to trap small insects 9:01 Sedge seedheads (red beaksedge, Rhynchospora rubra?); Yellow cylindrical flower spike of Mitchell Plateau Wattle (Acacia dissimilis?) 9:17 Yellow Woolly Frogsmouth (Philydrum lanuginosum) or woolly waterlily; White flower with yellow centre (Mitrasacme laricifolia) 9:31 White feathery seedhead of native Small-leaved Clematis or Old Man's Beard (Clematis microphylla); White balls of pipewort, water pincushions (Eriocaulon) 9:42 Blue flowers (Hemiarrhena plantaginea) 9:52 Munurru (King Edward River) Falls Disclaimer: While we are continually curious about what we see, we are not botanists or specialists in species names so please comment if you can improve any of our best guesses. Share the experience as we capture the essence of hiking trails and travel as we camp around Australia, non-narrated. Recorded June 2025. #WeHikeAustralia