Canberra Nature Park
The Canberra Nature Park is a series of thirty three separate protected areas in and around Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ranging from bushland hills to lowland native grassland.[1] Many of the areas have previously been cleared for grazing, but many are now being returned to native bushland through revegetation and rehabilitation programs.
Canberra's inner hills Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie, Mount Majura, Mount Pleasant, Russell Hill, Red Hill, Mount Mugga, O'Connor Ridge, Bruce Ridge, Aranda Bushland, Mount Painter, The Pinnacle, Lyneham Ridge, Oakey Hill, Mount Taylor, Isaacs Ridge, Mount Stromlo, Mount Arawang, Neighbour Hill, Wanniassa Hill, and Narrabundah Hill are protected from development by the National Capital Plan and almost all are now part of the Canberra Nature Park system. These hills provide a scenic backdrop and natural setting for Canberra's urban areas, as originally set out in the Walter Burley Griffin Plan.
Most people in Canberra live within easy walking distance of a Canberra Nature Park area.
The areas are typically enclosed by simple wire fences, or by house fences. Gates are provided for people to walk or run in the parks; motorbikes are excluded. Some parks with mountains have reservoirs, as part of ACT Electricity and Water's supply network.
Park | Vegetation | Area (km²) | Map (PDF) |
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Aranda Bushland Nature Reserve | Forest | 1.06 | [1] |
Black Mountain Nature Reserve | Forest | 4.52 | [2] |
Bruce Ridge Nature Reserve | Forest | 1.34 | [3] |
Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve | Woodland | 1.89 | [4] |
Crace Grassland Nature Reserve | Grassland | 1.21 | [5] |
Dunlop Grassland Nature Reserve | Grassland Nature Reserve | 1.06 | [6] |
Farrer Ridge Nature Reserve | Woodland | 1.78 | [7] |
Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve | Woodland | 7.01 | [8] |
Gossan Hill Nature Reserve | Forest | 0.48 | [9] |
Gungaderra Grassland Nature Reserve | Grassland | 2.70 | [10] |
Isaacs Ridge Nature Reserve | Forest/Woodland | 0.34 | [11] |
Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve | Wetland | 2.08 | [12] |
McQuoids Hill Nature Reserve | Woodland | 0.56 | [13] |
Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve | Forest/woodland | [14] | |
Mount Majura Nature Reserve | Woodland | [15] | |
Mount Mugga Mugga Nature Reserve | Woodland | 1.05 | [16] |
Mount Painter Reserve Nature Reserve | Woodland | 0.86 | [17] |
Mount Pleasant Nature Reserve | Woodland | 0.50 | [18] |
Mount Taylor Nature Reserve | Woodland | 2.93 | [19] |
Mulanggari Grassland Nature Reserve | Grassland | 1.17 | [20] |
Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary | Woodland | 12.53 | [21] |
O'Connor Ridge Nature Reserve | Forest | 0.62 | [21] |
Oakey Hill Nature Reserve | Woodland | 0.66 | [22] |
Percival Hill Nature Reserve | Forest | 0.63 | [23] |
Red Hill Nature Reserve | Woodland | 2.87 | [24] |
Rob Roy Nature Reserve | Forest | 19.77 | [25] |
The Pinnacle Nature Reserve | Woodland | 1.38 | [26] |
Tuggeranong Hill Nature Reserve | Woodland | 3.17 | [27] |
Urambi Hills Nature Reserve | Woodland | 2.43 | [28] |
Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve | Woodland | 2.27 | [29] |
See also
References
- ^ "Canberra Nature Park". Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate - Environment, ACT Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
External links
Media related to Canberra Nature Park at Wikimedia Commons
- Canberra Nature Park - Territory and Municipal Services
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and structures
- ACT Heritage Library
- ACT Memorial
- All Saints Church
- Australian Army Memorial
- Australia Forum
- Australian Merchant Navy Memorial
- Australian War Memorial
- Australian–American Memorial
- Basser Library
- Big Coins
- Black Mountain Tower
- Captain James Cook Memorial
- Centenary House
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- High Court of Australia Building
- Hotel Canberra
- Hotel Kurrajong
- Korean War Memorial
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- National Carillon
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- Royal Australian Mint
- St John the Baptist Church
- Scrivener Dam
- Supreme Court
- Tilley's
- Yarralumla
- Yarralumla brickworks
- John Gorton Building
open spaces
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
- Black Mountain Peninsula
- Canberra Nature Park
- Canberra Peace Park
- City Hill
- Cockington Green Gardens
- Commonwealth Park
- Commonwealth Place
- Constitution Place
- Corroboree Park
- Glebe Park
- Haig Park
- Kings Park
- Lennox Gardens
- Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum
- Magna Carta Place
- Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve
- National Arboretum Canberra
- National Rose Garden
- Telopea Park
- Weston Park
- Yarramundi Reach
institutions
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Australian Institute of Anatomy
- Australian National University Classics Museum
- Blundells Cottage
- Cameron Offices, Belconnen
- Canberra Glassworks
- Canberra Museum and Gallery
- Canberra Railway Museum
- National Archives of Australia
- National Film & Sound Archive
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Library of Australia
- National Museum of Australia
- National Portrait Gallery
- Questacon
- AIS Arena
- Australian Institute of Sport
- Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre
- Canberra Stadium
- Canberra Yacht Club
- Deakin Stadium
- Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
- Manuka Oval
- McKellar Park
- Narrabundah Ballpark
- National Hockey Centre
- Phillip Ice Skating Centre
- Phillip Oval
- Royal Canberra Golf Club
- Southern Cross Stadium
- Viking Park
- Woden Park
and islands
- Lake Burley Griffin
- Queen Elizabeth II Island
- Spinnaker Island
- Springbank Island