Rudall Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Rudall about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of the town centre in Cleve.[2]
| Rudall Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Rudall Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Cleve[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°38′42″S 136°18′58″E / 33.6451°S 136.3161°E[1] |
| Established | 16 August 1973[3] |
| Area | 3.57 km2 (1.4 sq mi)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The conservation park was proclaimed on 16 August 1973 under the state's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to land in section 49 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Rudall.[4] As of June 2016, the conservation park covered an area of 3.57 square kilometres (1.38 sq mi).[3]
In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:[5]
The eastern end of Rudall Conservation Park preserves a small area of mallee/broombush association with some pure stands of broombush.
The park lies on a gentle foot-slope with sandy soils to the east and loamy soils to the west. The eastern end of the park is dominated by a scrub/heath to open scrub/heath of Eucalyptus incrassata, E. foecunda, Melaleuca uncinata with some pure stands of M. uncinata. The western end is cleared and features an open grassland of predominantly introduced species. A small reservoir is also found in this part of the park
The western end of the park is severely degraded as a result of heavy grazing. The eastern end has suffered some grazing but remains quite dense in places.
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[5]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Search result(s) for Rudall Conservation Park (Record No. SA0059597) with the following layers being selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Hundreds", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972: HUNDRED OF RUDALL—RUDALL CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 918. 16 August 1973. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Rudall Conservation Park, Rudall, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6673)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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