Eric Bonython Conservation Park
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| Eric Bonython Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
  Eric Bonython Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Yankalilla |
| Coordinates | 35°36′3.24″S 138°19′48″E / 35.6009000°S 138.33000°E |
| Area | 6 ha (15 acres)[2] |
| Established | 1 January 1960[2] |
| Visitors | "very few visitors" (in 2009) |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Eric Bonython Conservation Park (formerly Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve) is a protected area in South Australia located about 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) south of the town of the Yankalilla.[3]
The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972.[2] On 9 November 1967, it was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 as Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve.[4] Prior to 1967, it was already under statutory protection.[3]
As of 2011, the conservation park was described as being "a fine, but small, example of the pre-European settlement vegetation that once covered this area". The conservation park contains a dominant forest of messmate stringybark with an understorey including "tall shrubs and mid ferns" as well as the nationally endangered perennial herb, Osborn's eyebright.[5]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1]
