Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park

Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the suburb of Aldinga Beach about 46 kilometres (29 miles) south by west of the state capital of Adelaide.[1]

Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park
Aldinga Beach[1], South Australia
Reserve as viewed from Seagull Street, Aldinga Beach
Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park
Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityAdelaide
Coordinates35°17′43″S 138°27′16″E[1]
Established7 November 1985[3]
Area2.66 km2 (1.0 sq mi)[4]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
WebsiteAldinga Scrub Conservation Park
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

History

Before British colonisation of South Australia, the Kaurna people occupied the land from the Adelaide plains and southwards down western side of the Fleurieu Peninsula. There was a camp at Aldinga known as Camp Coortandillah, and Kaurna people were present living in the Aldinga Scrub until the 1870s, when Bishop Augustus Short sent the remaining people to the mission at Poonindie, thus ending their occupation of the area. After they were removed, some Aboriginal people from the Goolwa area (Ngarrindjeri people) occupied the area. The Kaurna language name of Aldinga was Ngaltingga.[5]

The first European settler, Mr. F. Culley, arrived on the scrubland in 1857. Much effort was made to farm on the land before the World War I, but they all proved futile. The District Council of Willunga feared that the area may cause erosion and thus 300 hectares (740 acres) were purchased to be supervised by the State Planning Authority as an open space reserve.[6]

The conservation park was proclaimed for the purpose of protecting a parcel of undeveloped land considered to be "a significant remnant of the natural habitat that once occurred all along the southern Adelaide coastline".[7]

Description

The conservation park consists of land in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Willunga consisting of section 821 and land identified as allotments 4, 14, 15 and 100. It came into existence on 7 November 1985 by proclamation under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to section 821. The remainder of the land holding was proclaimed on 14 March 1991.[3][8] As of 2016, it covered an area of 2.66 hectares (6.6 acres).[4]

It is positioned in the Willunga sub-basin and is characterised by a backdrop of sand dunes, sand blows and small coastal vegetation. It contains an extensive range of rare plants and is considered as an important region for the conservation of flora and fauna. Some of the rare plants include Lacy coral lichen, nardoo, hairy sedge and various species of orchids. Short-beaked echidnas, lizards, bats and several birds form a part of its ecosystem.[9]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Search for "Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park" with the following datasets selected - 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. Slater, John W. (7 November 1985). "National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972: Section 30—Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park Constituted" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1362. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. Amery, Rob (2016). Warraparna Kaurna!: Reclaiming an Australian language (PDF). University of Adelaide Press. pp. 73, 94, 204. doi:10.20851/kaurna. ISBN 978-1-925261-25-7. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. "European history". National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia.
  7. South Australia. Department of Environment and Planning Far West District; South Australia. National Parks and Wildlife Service (1992), Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park management plan, Southern Metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia (PDF), Dept. of Environment and Planning, p. 5
  8. Gregory, R. J. (14 March 1991). "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Section 30 (2): Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park, Alteration of Boundaries" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 854. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. "Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park". National Parks South Australia.
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