Black Rock Conservation Park is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Erskine about north of the state capital of Adelaide and about east of

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. The conservation park occupies land in section 76 of the cadastral unit of the

Hundred of Erskine The Hundred of Erskine is a hundred in the County of Dalhousie, South Australia. The hundred was established 1876 but contains no townships. Once regarded as 'governmental wasteland', it has been settled by pastoralists for over 150 years. The ...

on the south side of the Orroroo-Paratoo Road. It was proclaimed on 9 November 1972 under the '' National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972''. As of 2016, it covered an area of . A statement of significance prepared in 1980 advises that it preserves “vegetation typical of the region. And that it contains “a diverse avifauna, including the most westerly record of the black-backed wren, now considered to be a variant of the splendid wren.” The conservation park was described in 1980 as being “located on the outwash from Black Rock, the highest point in the vicinity”, as having a “dominant vegetation consists of a low woodland of '' Casuarina cristata'' and '' Myoporum platycarpum'' with areas of ''

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'' over an understorey of ''Atriplex'' sp., '' Kochia sedifolia'' and '' Enchylaena tomentosa''” and as having a “disturbed natural condition” due to “a long history of grazing.” In 2004, it was reported as having “good examples of the flora of the area dominated by the Black Oak (''Casuarina pauper'') and Bluebush (''Maireana sedifolia'')” and “several creek beds with steep banks suitable for Red-back Kingfishers and Rainbow Bee-eaters to nest.” The conservation park is classified as an

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Category III protected area. It was listed on the now-defunct

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References

External links

Black Rock Conservation Park webpage on the Protected Planet websiteBlack Rock Conservation Rock webpage on vk5pas amateur radio website
{{Protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 1972 1972 establishments in Australia South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate