Spring Gully Conservation Park

Protected area in South Australia

Spring Gully Conservation Park Sevenhills & Spring Gully, South Australia
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
Red Stringybark woodland in Spring Gully CP
Spring Gully Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Clare
Coordinates	33°54′40.32″S 138°35′43.44″E / 33.9112000°S 138.5954000°E / -33.9112000; 138.5954000
Established	12 January 1961 (1961-01-12)
Area	3.96 km (1.5 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Water
Website	Spring Gully Conservation Park
See also	Protected areas of South Australia

Spring Gully Conservation Park, formerly the Spring Gully National Park), is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the localities of Sevenhills and Spring Gully about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the town centre in Clare.

The conservation park consists of land in sections 142, 365, 568 and 572 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Clare. Section 568 was proclaimed on 12 January 1961 as a wildlife reserve under the Crown Lands Act 1929. Section 572 was dedicated as a wildlife reserve on 20 January 1966. On 9 November 1967, land in sections 568 and 572 was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 as the Spring Gully National Park. Section 365 was added to the national park on 21 March 1968. On 27 April 1972, land in sections 365, 568 and 572 was proclaimed as the Spring Gully Conservation Park. Section 142 was added to the conservation park on 9 September 1976. As of 2018, it covered an area of 3.96 square kilometres (1.53 sq mi).

In 1980, the conservation park was described as follows:

This park preserves the only stand of red stringybark (Eucalyptus macrorhyncha) in South Australia. It is a relic population left behind from a wetter time, the nearest populations occurring near Dubbo in New South Wales and Cape Otway in Victoria. Fine views over the plains to the west can be seen from this park which is used by locals as a picnic area…
Spring Gully is situated on a western ridge of the northern Mount Lofty Ranges, approximately 15km south of Clare. It has an open forest association dominated by Eucalyptus macrorhyncha on its upper slopes, particularly in the northern portion and has been cleared in its southern portion. Blackboys (Xanthorrhoea sp.) occur in the more open areas. Western grey kangaroos and euros occur in the ranges here…
Approximately a quarter of the park is cleared land…

The flora of the conservation park includes Caladenia argocalla (white beauty spider orchid), a species listed both nationally and at state level as "endangered".

Thousands of the red stringybark trees died following the very dry period from mid-2007 to early 2008 and the record heat-wave of March 2008. The leaves of others died, while the trees survived and later produced epicormic shoots; as of mid-2009 many of these had also died. An apparently small section of the conservation park (20ha) was burned in a lightning-ignited bushfire on 20 November 2009, further stressing some of the trees.

A portion of the Riesling Trail known as the Spring Gully Loop passes along the northern side of the conservation park.

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area. In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.

References

^ "Search results for 'Spring Gully Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Hundreds', 'Roads', 'Recreational Trails' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
^ McEWIN, A. LYELL (12 January 1961). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1960: HUNDRED OF CLARE-WILD LIFE RESERVE DEDICATED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 50. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
^ "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "Spring Gully Conservation Park - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 7156)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
Shard, A. J. (20 January 1966). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1965: HUNDRED OF CLARE—WILD-LIFE RESERVE DEDICATED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 99. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
Walsh, Frank (9 November 1967). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS NAMED" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 2043. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Shard, A. J. (21 March 1968). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: HUNDRED OF CLARE— SPRING GULLY NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 963. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
"No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 700. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
Banfield, D. H. (9 September 1976). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972-1974: SPRING GULLY CONSERVATION PARK- ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 826. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
Quarmby, J.P. (2010). "Recovery Plan for Twelve Threatened Orchids in the Lofty Block Region of South Australia 2010". Department of Environment and Natural Resources. pp. 32 & 34. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
"Caladenia argocalla — white-beauty spider-orchid". Species Profile and Threats Database. Australian government. 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
"Riesling Trail (map)" (PDF). Trails SA. February 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

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Main towns	Armagh Auburn Clare Leasingham Mintaro Penwortham Polish Hill River Sevenhill Stanley Flat Watervale
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Protected areas	Martindale Hall Spring Gully Conservation Park
Places of interest	Clare Valley wine region Clare Valley Racecourse Horrocks Highway
Governance and people	Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council (local) Electoral district of Frome (state) Division of Grey (Commonwealth) Ngadjuri
Walking and cycling	Rattler Rail Trail Riesling Trail Lavender Federation Trail Mawson Trail Heysen Trail

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