| Cudlee Creek Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
  Cudlee Creek Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Gumeracha[2] |
| Coordinates | 34°50′19″S138°50′32″E / 34.838725755°S 138.842136792°E /-34.838725755; 138.842136792[1] |
| Area | 49 ha (120 acres)[3] |
| Established | 29 April 1971 (1971-04-29)[4] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Cudlee Creek Conservation Park (formerly Cudlee Creek National Park Reserve) is aprotected area located in the Australian state ofSouth Australia in the locality ofCudlee Creek in theAdelaide Hills state government region about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-east of the state capital ofAdelaide and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south-west of the town centre inGumeracha.[2][5]
The conservation park consists of land in section 57 in the cadastral unit of theHundred of Talunga which is bounded to the east by Gorge Road and in part by theTorrens River whose watercourse is located within the conservation park's boundaries at times.[2]
It was proclaimed on 29 April 1971 as theCudlee Creek National Parks Reserve under the National Parks Act 1966. It was reconstituted on 27 April 1972 as the Cudlee Creek Conservation Park upon the proclamation of theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.[6] As of 2016, it covered an area of 49 hectares (120 acres).[3]
In 1980, it was described as follows:[5]
A small park with open forest representative of the Adelaide hills region and containing excellent bird habitat. The River Torrens flows through a portion of the park, where native hydrophyllic species are preserved. … consisting of a steep hillside clothed withEucalyptus obliqua /E. goniocalyx /E. viminalis open forest over an understorey ofPteridium esculentum. On the lower slopes and along the river courseE. camaldulensis open forest overAcacia melanoxylon andBanksia marginata occur. The steep slopes are in disturbed natural condition but the lower slopes and riverbank are dominated by an understorey of blackberry (Rubus sp.) and some gorse (Ulex europaeus).
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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