Canberra Nature Park

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One of many grey kangaroos in Canberra's Nature Parks, this one near Mount Majura Kangaroo canberra nature park.JPG
One of many grey kangaroos in Canberra's Nature Parks, this one near Mount Majura
View of the Tuggeranong Valley and Brindabella Mountains from Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve View towards the Brindabellas in Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve May 2016.jpg
View of the Tuggeranong Valley and Brindabella Mountains from Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve

The Canberra Nature Park is a series of 33 separate protected areas in and around Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ranging from bushland hills to lowland native grassland. [1] Many of the areas have previously been cleared for grazing, but many are now being returned to native bushland through revegetation and rehabilitation programs.

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Canberra's inner hills Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie, Mount Majura, Mount Pleasant, Russell Hill, Red Hill, Mount Mugga, O'Connor Ridge, Bruce Ridge, Aranda Bushland, Mount Painter, The Pinnacle, Lyneham Ridge, Oakey Hill, Mount Taylor, Isaacs Ridge, Mount Stromlo, Mount Arawang, Neighbour Hill, Wanniassa Hill, and Narrabundah Hill are protected from development by the National Capital Plan and almost all are now part of the Canberra Nature Park system. These hills provide a scenic backdrop and natural setting for Canberra's urban areas, as originally set out in the Walter Burley Griffin Plan.

Most people in Canberra live within easy walking distance of a Canberra Nature Park area.

The areas are typically enclosed by simple wire fences, or by house fences. Gates are provided for people to walk or run in the parks; motorbikes are excluded. Some parks with mountains have reservoirs, as part of Icon Water's supply network.

Nature park entrance to Red Hill reserve showing typical fencing CanberraNatureParkRedHill.JPG
Nature park entrance to Red Hill reserve showing typical fencing
ParkVegetationArea (km²)Map (PDF)
Aranda Bushland Nature ReserveForest1.06
Black Mountain Nature ReserveForest4.52
Bruce Ridge Nature ReserveForest1.34
Cooleman Ridge Nature ReserveWoodland1.89
Crace Grassland Nature ReserveGrassland1.21
Dunlop Grassland Nature ReserveGrassland Nature Reserve1.06
Farrer Ridge Nature ReserveWoodland1.78
Goorooyarroo Nature ReserveWoodland7.01
Gossan Hill Nature ReserveForest0.48
Gungaderra Grassland Nature ReserveGrassland2.70
Isaacs Ridge Nature ReserveForest/Woodland0.34
Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature ReserveWetland2.08
McQuoids Hill Nature ReserveWoodland0.56
Mount Ainslie Nature ReserveForest/woodland
Mount Majura Nature ReserveWoodland
Mount Mugga Mugga Nature ReserveWoodland1.05
Mount Painter Reserve Nature ReserveWoodland0.86
Mount Pleasant Nature ReserveWoodland0.50
Mount Taylor Nature ReserveWoodland2.93
Mulanggari Grassland Nature ReserveGrassland1.17
Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary Woodland12.53 [21]
O'Connor Ridge Nature ReserveForest0.62
Oakey Hill Nature ReserveWoodland0.66
Percival Hill Nature ReserveForest0.63
Red Hill Nature ReserveWoodland2.87
Rob Roy Nature ReserveForest19.77
The Pinnacle Nature ReserveWoodland1.38
Tuggeranong Hill Nature ReserveWoodland3.17
Urambi Hills Nature ReserveWoodland2.43
Wanniassa Hills Nature ReserveWoodland2.27

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References

  1. "Canberra Nature Park". Environment, Planning & Sustainable Development Directorate . Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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