| Myponga Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
  Myponga Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia,Myponga[2] |
| Nearest city | Myponga[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°26′50″S138°26′23″E / 35.4473305029999°S 138.439730892°E /-35.4473305029999; 138.439730892[1] |
| Area | 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi)[3] |
| Established | 24 February 1972 (1972-02-24)[4] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water[3] |
Myponga Conservation Park (formerly the Myponga National Park) is aprotected area located in the Australian state ofSouth Australia in the locality ofMyponga about 59 kilometres (37 mi) south of the state capital ofAdelaide and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-south-west of the town of Myponga.[2][5]
The conservation park consists of land in the sections 269 and 270 in the cadastral unit of theHundred of Myponga. The land first received protected area status as theMyponga National Park proclaimed on 24 February 1972 under theNational Parks Act 1966.[4] On 27 April 1972, the national park was reconstituted under theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 as theMyponga Conservation Park.[6] As of 2018, it covered an area of 1.67 square kilometres (0.64 sq mi).[3]
TheHeysen Trail, the long-distance walking trail, enters from the south at the south-east corner of section 269 and passes through and along the west side of the section.[7][2][4]
In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:[5]
Myponga Conservation Park preserves an area with a diverse and interesting flora that supports a mammalian and avian fauna representative of that of the Fleurieu Peninsula of particular note is the presence of the locally endangered short-nosed bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) and the rare plantsCasuarina striata andCheiranthera cyanea… This park which occupies hilly terrain typical of the Fleurieu Peninsula, contains a diverse flora that falls into three main structural forms. The areas of better soils near creeks and along ridges have a low open forest ofEucalyptus leucoxylon andobliqua. Open scrub ofE. cosmophylla with depauperateE. fasciculosa andE. leucoxylon over a dense understorey ofHakea,Banksia andXanthorrhoea series covers the hill slope areas with patches of closed heath of the same species… Myponga Conservation Park is substantially undisturbed although surrounded by cultural environments.
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.[5]
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