Black Rock Conservation Park

Protected area in South Australia

Black Rock Conservation Park South Australia
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Black Rock Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Orroroo
Coordinates	32°41′25″S 138°48′33″E / 32.6901833269999°S 138.809299485°E / -32.6901833269999; 138.809299485
Established	9 November 1972 (1972-11-09)
Area	119 hectares (290 acres)
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Water
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Black Rock Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Erskine about 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Orroroo.

The conservation park occupies land in section 76 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Erskine 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 119 hectares (290 acres).

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 Eucalyptus socialis 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 IUCN Category III protected area. It was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.

References

^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ "Search results for Black Rock Conservation Park with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian Government. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 14 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
^ "Experience the edge, Peterborough, Orroroo, Carrieton" (PDF). 7 April 2004. pp. 8 & 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
"NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972: HUNDRED OF ERSKINE—BLACK ROCK CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF), The South Australian Government Gazette: 3429, 9 November 1972, retrieved 27 December 2017
^ "Black Rocks Conservation Park, Oakdowns Rd, Orroroo, SA, Australia (Place ID 6983)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government.

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