Ferguson Conservation Park

Ferguson Conservation Park
South Australia
Ferguson Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Adelaide city centre[1]
Coordinates 34°55′52″S 138°40′13″E / 34.930996797°S 138.670183002°E / -34.930996797; 138.670183002Coordinates: 34°55′52″S 138°40′13″E / 34.930996797°S 138.670183002°E / -34.930996797; 138.670183002[2]
Established 1 January 1949 (1949-01-01)[3]
Area 8 hectares (20 acres)[3]
Visitation 83 (per week) (in 1977)[4]:21
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Website Ferguson Conservation Park
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Ferguson Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the suburb of Stonyfell about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 miles) east of the Adelaide city centre.[1][4]:1

The conservation park consists of land in section 687 (formerly part section 289) of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Adelaide. It is bounded by St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School to the north-west, a private residence to the east, and by the following roads – Stonyfell Road to the north-east, Marble Terrace to the south and Hallett Road to the west.[5][4]:1 & 4

The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1977 in order to protect a parcel of undeveloped land which contained remnant native vegetation and with limited protected status as a public recreation reserve. The land which was originally donated to the Government of South Australia in 1949 by its previous owner, Alice Effie Ferguson, was part of a larger holding of which the remainder is now occupied by St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School.[4]:iii, 1 & 4

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[2] In 1980, the conservation park was listed on the former Register of the National Estate.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Search results for 'Ferguson Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ferguson Conservation Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment and Planning. 1984. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Banfield, D.H. (24 June 1976). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972-1974: FERGUSON RECREATION PARK ABOLISHED AND FERGUSON CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 3168. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ferguson Conservation Park - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6477)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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