Greenhill Creek Recreation Park is a
protected area
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located in the
Australian state
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of
South Australia
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about east of the
Adelaide city centre
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in the suburb of
Greenhill.
The land forming the recreation park which first received protected area status on 27 November 1952 as a national pleasure resort.
The national pleasure resort was re-proclaimed under the ''
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972
Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 sepa ...
'' as the ''Greenhill Recreation Park'' on 27 April 1972.
As of 2018, it covered an area of .
In 1980, it is described as having "a long history of grazing, clearing and bushfires", as having "vegetation consisting primarily of ''
Eucalyptus odorata
''Eucalyptus odorata'', commonly known as peppermint box, is a species of mallee or a small tree that is endemic to South Australia. It has rough, hard bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth greyish bark on the thinner branches, lance-sha ...
'', ''
E. leucoxylon'' and ''
E obliqua'' open
woodland
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over a largely introduced
understorey
In forestry and ecology, understory (American English), or understorey (Commonwealth English), also known as underbrush or undergrowth, includes plant life growing beneath the forest canopy without penetrating it to any great extent, but abov ...
of
grasses
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,
herb
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s and
forbs
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" and its "principal value" is as "an excellent recreational lookout offering extensive views over
Adelaide
Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...
".
The recreation park is classified as an
IUCN
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Category III protected area.
[ In 1980, it was listed on the former ]Register of the National Estate
The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heritag ...
.[
]
References
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Recreation Parks of South Australia
Protected areas established in 1952
1952 establishments in Australia
South Australian places listed on the defunct Register of the National Estate