Enfield State Park, formerly known as Enfield State Forest, is a state park near the locality of
Enfield, approximately south of
Ballarat
Ballarat ( ) is a city in the Central Highlands (Victoria), Central Highlands of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 Census, Ballarat had a population of 116,201, making it the third largest city in Victoria. Estimated resid ...
, in
Victoria, Australia
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in Au ...
. The Park contains a diverse range of flora and fauna, some of which are significant, including the rare
Grevillea bedggoodiana
''Grevillea bedggoodiana'', commonly known as Enfield grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to a restricted area near Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. It is a prostrate to low-lying shrub with coarse ...
, also known as the Enfield Grevillea. There is also extensive evidence of the mining and forestry activities that were undertaken throughout the area from the late 1850s to the 1960s. It was opened in 1995.
References
External linksFlowers in Enfield State park
State parks of Victoria (Australia)
Protected areas established in 1995
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