| Finniss Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
 Finniss in Easter 2007 | |
  Finniss Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Ashbourne[2] |
| Coordinates | 35°18′57″S138°41′42″E / 35.315888113°S 138.694954995°E /-35.315888113; 138.694954995[1] |
| Established | 29 January 1976[3] |
| Area | 1.23 km2 (0.5 sq mi)[4] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Finniss Conservation Park is aprotected area in the Australian state ofSouth Australia located in theMount Lofty Ranges about 43 kilometres (27 miles) south of the state capital ofAdelaide and about 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) west ofAshbourne. It is located within the gazetted locality ofMount Magnificent.[2][5]
The conservation park consists of the following land in the cadastral unit of theHundred of Kondoparinga - "Allotment 22 of DP 63695" and sections 107, 108 and 1963. It came into existence on 29 January 1976 by proclamation under theNational Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to section 1963. Land in sections 107 and 108 was added on 28 November 1985 and land in Allotment 22 was added on 23 June 2005.[3][6][7] As of 2018, it covered an area of 1.23 square kilometres (0.47 sq mi).[4]
TheHeysen Trail, the long distance walking trail, passes along the west side of the conservation park from Ridge Road in the south to Mount Magnificent Road in the north.[8][2]
In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:[5]
A small park preserving a natural remnant of the open forest and scrub associations representative of the region, including one of the best preserved areas ofEucalyptus cosmophylla scrub in the South Mount Lofty Ranges. The park includes crest, slope and valley floor associations and affords good views of the coast...
A high rocky plateau and south trending ridges with steep intervening valleys, including a short stretch of theFinniss River. The western end of the Park consists ofE. leucoxylon/E. fasciculosa woodland over regenerating pasture. The eastern end includes the plateau and is vegetated by very dense, spectacular scrub ofE. cosmophylla,Hakea prostrata,Hulcina,Allocasuarina muelleriana,Leptospermum juniperinum andTetratheca pilosa...
The western end has been semi-cleared and grazed, however theE. Cosmophyla scrub is essentially undisturbed. This scrub area is contiguous with scrub to the east and north-east of the park.
The conservation park is classified as anIUCNCategory III protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunctRegister of the National Estate.[5]
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