| Churchill National Park | | IUCN Category III (Natural Monument) | | | | Nearest town/city: | Dandenong | | Coordinates: | 37°57′05″S, 145°15′37″E | | Area: | 2.71 km² | | Established: | 1941 | | Visitation: | (in [[]]) | | Managing authorities: | Parks Victoria | | Official site: | Churchill National Park | Churchill is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 31 km southeast of Melbourne. Churchill NP can be found in the Dandenong area near the Monash Freeway and Stud Road. Churchill National Park has fantastic woodland and lots of fauna. Churchill is joined onto Lysterfield NP, and joined, they cover around 1,668 hectares. The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ...
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There are tracks throughout Churchill for walking, cycling and jogging. One recommended walking track for a very peaceful walk is Channel Track, surrounded by thick woodland and it runs beside the old aqueduct. The Eastern boundary track is particularly good for cycling and jogging. Bird watching is spectacular at Churchill NP, and one good spot for bird watching is by the dam along the northern boundary track.
The park that is now Churchill national park was once the police corps headquarters for blacktrackers and grazing land for the police’s horses. Many years later it was known as the Police Paddocks. In the 1920’s, metropolitan development brought some change to Churchill, which was still known as Police Paddocks. Local stone was dug up for road metal and building material, a water supply channel to Dandenong and the State Electricity Commission obtained a power line easement. Fire and the clearing of the area took place. In 1941 the area was named Dandenong National Park, later renamed Churchill National Park [after Sir Winston Churchill] in 1944.
The picnic ground at Churchill NP is wonderful, with gas barbecues, a uni-sex toilet and shelter. Picnic grounds are provided on the end of the access road.
The park is named after Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965. Churchill was the Prime Minister of the UK during the WWII, and he was also an author. He won the 1953 Noble Prize in Literature for his many books on English and world history. Sir Churchill was voted the Greatest Ever Briton in BBC’s 2002 poll ‘100 Greatest Britons’. ‘All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honour, duty, mercy, hope’. –Sir Winston Churchill. The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, and politician, Churchill is generally regarded...
Churchill National Park is famous for its 173 different species of birds, like the Australian Wood Duck and the Pacific Black Duck. Most mammals are only active at night, so if you arrive early or leave late, you might be lucky enough to see one, such as Echidnas, Wallabies and Kangaroos. Echidnas are also active during the day, searching for ants and grubs in the ground. Thanks to Katie for this info.
See also
| National Parks of Victoria |
| | Alfred | Alpine | Baw Baw | Brisbane Ranges | Burrowa-Pine Mountain | Chiltern-Mt Pilot | Churchill | Coopracambra | Croajingolong | Dandenong Ranges | Errinundra | French Island | Grampians | Hattah-Kulkyne | Heathcote-Greytown | Kinglake | Lake Eildon | Lind | Little Desert | Lower Glenelg | Mitchell River | Mornington Peninsula | Morwell | Mount Buffalo | Mount Eccles | Mount Richmond | Murray-Sunset | Organ Pipes | Otway | Port Campbell | Snowy River | Tarra-Bulga | Terrick Terrick | The Lakes | Wilsons Promontory | Wyperfeld | Yarra Ranges Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. ...
Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales A national park is a reserve of land, usually owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ...
Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ...
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Alfred is a small national park in Victoria (Australia), 388 km east of Melbourne. ...
Alpine is a national park in Victoria (Australia), northeast of Melbourne. ...
Baw Baw is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 111 km east of Melbourne. ...
Brisbane Ranges is a national park in Australia), 59 km west of Melbourne. ...
Burrowa-Pine Mountain is a national park in Australia), 314 km northeast of Melbourne. ...
Chiltern-Mt Pilot is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 237 kilometres northeast of Melbourne. ...
Coopracambra is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 380 km east of Melbourne. ...
Croajingolong is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 427 km east of Melbourne. ...
Dandenong Ranges National Park is in Victoria (Australia), 38 km east of Melbourne. ...
Errinundra is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 352 km east of Melbourne. ...
French Island is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 61 km southeast of Melbourne. ...
The Pinnacle offers stunning views of the surrounding park, this photograph just one example. ...
Hattah-Kulkyne is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 417 km northwest of Melbourne. ...
Heathcote-Graytown National Park is located in the North Central region of Victoria, Australia. ...
Kinglake is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 50 km northeast of Melbourne. ...
Lake Eildon is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 111 km northeast of Melbourne. ...
Lind is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 353 km east of Melbourne. ...
The Little Desert is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 375 km west of Melbourne. ...
Lower Glenelg is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 323 km west of Melbourne. ...
Mitchell River is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 211 km east of Melbourne. ...
Mornington Peninsula is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 77 km south of Melbourne. ...
Morwell is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 140 km east of Melbourne. ...
Mount Buffalo is a mountain plateau in Victoria (Australia), 200 km northeast of Melbourne. ...
Mount Eccles National Park is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 270 km west of Melbourne. ...
Mount Richmond is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 313 km west of Melbourne. ...
Murray-Sunset is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 438 km northwest of Melbourne. ...
Organ Pipes is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 23 km northwest of Melbourne. ...
Otway is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 162 km southwest of Melbourne. ...
Port Campbell is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 190 km southwest of Melbourne. ...
Snowy River is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 323 km east of Melbourne. ...
Tarra-Bulga is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 158 km east of Melbourne. ...
Terrick Terrick is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 196 km northwest of Melbourne. ...
The Lakes is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 245 km east of Melbourne. ...
Wilsons Promontory National Park (or more rarely Wilsons Promontory National Park), commonly known as Wilsons Prom, is a national park in the Gippsland region of Victoria (Australia), 157 km southeast of Melbourne. ...
Wyperfeld National Park is the third largest national park in Victoria (south-eastern Australia). ...
Yarra Ranges is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 92 km east of Melbourne. ...
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