Waitpinga Conservation Park
| Waitpinga Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
  Waitpinga Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Yankalilla |
| Coordinates | 35°35′25.79″S 138°19′26.04″E / 35.5904972°S 138.3239000°ECoordinates: 35°35′25.79″S 138°19′26.04″E / 35.5904972°S 138.3239000°E |
| Established | 1 January 1960[1] |
| Area | 3 hectares (7.4 acres)[1] |
| Visitation | "very few visitors" (in 2009)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Waitpinga Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the town of the Yankalilla in the gazetted locality of Parawa.[3][4]
The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972 in respect to an area of land already under statutory protection as the "Waitpinga National Park." As of 2011, it was described as being "dedicated to the conservation of the rare Coral Fern." The conservation park contains a "low open forest of stringbark and Pink Gum, over an understorey of bracken, tea-tree, sedges and grasses." Notable fauna includes the Chestnut-rumped heathwren, which is a nationally-listed endangered species.[2][4]
The conservation park is within the extent of "Illawong Swamp" which is listed as a wetland of national importance and immediately adjoins a forestry plantation operated by ForestrySA as part of its Second Valley Forest operation.[5][6]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Reserves of the South-western Fleurieu Peninsula Fire Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage. 2009. pp. 1, 7, 13, 15 &57. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "Search result for "Eric Bonython Conservation Park" (feature SA0022726 ) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Parks of the Fleurieu Peninsula" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage. 2011. p. 3. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ↑ "Search result for Illawong Swamp - SA036". Department of the Environment. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Mount Lofty Ranges Forest Reserves Management Plan". Forestry SA. 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ↑ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.