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Eric Bonython Conservation Park (formerly Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve) is a protected area in South Australia located about 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) south of the town of the Yankalilla.[4]
| Eric Bonython Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Eric Bonython Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Yankalilla |
| Coordinates | 35°36′3.24″S 138°19′48″E |
| Established | 1 January 1960[2] |
| Area | 6 hectares (15 acres)[2] |
| Visitation | "very few visitors" (in 2009)[3] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972.[2] On 9 November 1967, it was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 as Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve.[5] Prior to 1967, it was already under statutory protection."[4]
As of 2011, the conservation park was described as being "a fine, but small, example of the pre-European settlement vegetation that once covered this area." The conservation park contains a dominant forest of Messmate Stringybark with an understorey including "tall shrubs and mid ferns" as well as the nationally endangered perennial herb, Osborn's Eyebright.[3]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1]
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