| Charleston Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
  Charleston Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Lobethal[2] |
| Coordinates | 34°55′07″S138°57′05″E / 34.9186510719999°S 138.95128744°E /-34.9186510719999; 138.95128744[1] |
| Area | 54 ha (130 acres)[3] |
| Established | 8 April 1976 (1976-04-08)[4] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Charleston Conservation Park is aprotected area located in the Australian state ofSouth Australia in the locality ofCharleston in theAdelaide Hills state government region about 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of the state capital ofAdelaide and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the town centre inLobethal.[2][5]
The conservation park consists of land in section 3943 in the cadastral unit of theHundred of Onkaparinga. It was proclaimed under theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 8 April 1976.[4] As of 2016, it covered an area of 54 hectares (130 acres).[3]
In 1980, it was described as follows:[5]
Charleston Conservation Park preserves a pristine remnant representative of the transition between the wetter stringy bark forests on the western side of the Mount Lofty Ranges and the drier mallee woodlands to the east. A large diversity of flora and fauna are represented in the park including at least seventy-six bird species. An area of gently undulating relief featuring three main woodland associations. These being, aCasuarina stricta association with scatteredEucalyptus leucoxylon /E. viminalis, aE. leucoxylon association and aBanksia marginata association. The understorey is dominated byAcacia pycnantha with occasional thickets ofLeptospermum myrsinoides andXanthorrhoea semiplana. Small, regenerating stands ofAcacia melanoxylon andCallitris preissii are of interest. Charleston Conservation Park is in a near pristine condition despite its cultural surrounds, having never been grazed…
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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