| Guichen Bay Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
  Guichen Bay Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Robe[2] |
| Coordinates | 37°5′16″S139°46′50″E / 37.08778°S 139.78056°E /-37.08778; 139.78056[1] |
| Area | 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi)[3] |
| Established | 27 July 1967 (1967-07-27)[4] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Guichen Bay Conservation Park (formerly the Guichen Bay National Park) is aprotected area in the Australian state ofSouth Australia overlookingGuichen Bay located in the gazetted locality ofMount Benson about 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) north of the town centre ofRobe.[2][5]
The conservation park consists of land in sections 360, 361, 555, 575 and 576 in the cadastral unit of theHundred of Waterhouse.[4][6][7] Sections 360 and 361 were proclaimed on 27 July 1976 as theGuichen Bay National Park under theNational Parks Act 1966.[4] On 27 April 1972, it was reconstituted as theGuichen Bay Conservation Park under theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.[8] Section 555 was added to the conservation park on 9 September 1976 followed by Sections 575 and 576 on 21 March 1991.[6][7] As of 2018, it covered an area of 1.27 square kilometres (0.49 sq mi).[3]
The following statements sourced respectively from the conservation park’s management plan and the now-discontinuedRegister of the National Estate summarises its conservation significance:[5][9]
The Park contains some of the Guichen Bay beach ridge plain; a classic example of Holocene beach ridge development of worldwide interest which records the naturalhistory of the Bay over the last 7000 years.
Because of its inaccessibility this Park is rarely visited by people. The fairly dense coastal heath provides a home for the secretiveDasyornis broadbenti (rufous bristle bird), while along the seashoredotterels andoystercatchers are common.
The conservation park is classified as anIUCN Category III protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunctRegister of the National Estate.[9]