Cleland Conservation Park
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Nearest town/city:	Adelaide
Coordinates:	34°57′S 138°41′E
Area:	9.92 km²
Managing authorities:	Department for Environment and Heritage
Official site:	Cleland Conservation Park

Cleland Conservation Park is a conservation park in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Just 12 km from Adelaide City centre, Cleland Conservation Park conserves a significant area of natural bushland on the Adelaide Hills face and includes the internationally popular Cleland Wildlife Park and the popular tourist destinations of Mount Lofty summit and Waterfall Gully. The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... A Natural Monument is a natural/cultural feature which is of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Image File history File links Australia_Locator_Map. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... The Department for Environment and Heritage is a department of the Government of South Australia (not to be confused with the similarly named Department of the Environment and Heritage). ...    This article is a stub. ... The Adelaide Hills is part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. ... Emblems: Hairy Nosed Wombat (faunal); Leafy Seadragon (marine); Piping Shrike (bird: unofficial); Sturts Desert Pea (floral); Opal (gemstone) Motto: United for the Common Wealth Slogan or Nickname: Festival State Other Australian states and territories Capital Adelaide Government Const. ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... The Adelaide Hills is part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. ...

Wildlife Park

The Wildlife Park is accessible by sealed road from both the South Eastern Freeway and Greenhill Road. It is also possible to walk from Waterfall Gully or Mount Lofty. A limited public bus service operates (Route 823: 2-7 journeys each day). Entry fees are payable. South Eastern Freeway is a freeway linking Adelaide to Princes Highway near Swanport, South Australia. ... Greenhill Road near Linden Park, facing east towards the Adelaide Hills Greenhill Road is a major road in the South Australian city of Adelaide that provides a vital transport artery for those living in the eastern and hills suburbs. ... The Waterfall Gully Waterfall Waterfall Gully (34°57′ S 138°40′ E) is a small suburb of Adelaide in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills in South Australia around 5km East of the Adelaide CBD. For the most part, the suburb encompasses one long gully with First Creek at the... Mount Lofty Summit Looking towards Mount Lofty Summit, with Mount Lofty Hotel in the foreground and Gulf St. ...

Cleland is about getting close to nature and enjoying the opportunity to interact with Australian animals such as Kangaroos, Koalas and Emus and see favourites like the Wombats, Dingos and many reptile species. The park also has a variety of rare and endangered species such as the Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby, Bush Stone-curlew and Brush-tailed Bettong. Ancient aboriginal rock painting of a wallaby in Kakadu National Park in Northern Australia. ... Binomial name Burhinus grallarius Latham, 1802 The Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. ... Binomial name Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 The Brush-tailed Bettong, Bettongia penicillata is a small (30cm long), endangered species of kangaroo. ...

Facilities include a souvenir shop, cafe and toilets.

There is also an Aboriginal guide on a Cultural Tour of the Yurridla Aboriginal Trail, bringing to life Dreaming stories of dingoes, emus, koalas and Yurrabilla, the creation ancestor, or even a nightwalk, uncovering the secrets of the bush. Australian Aborigines are the main indigenous people of Australia. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus dingo (Meyer, 1793) Breed standards (external link) ANKC The dingo (plural dingos or dingoes), Canis lupus dingo, is a type of wild dog, probably descended from the Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes). ... Binomial name Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) Synonyms Dromiceius novaehollandiae The Emu (IPA pronunciation: ), Dromaius novaehollandiae, is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. ... Binomial name Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a thickset arboreal marsupial herbivore native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. ...

Opening times are from 9.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily, no admission after 4.30 p.m, open 7 days per week, but do close on Christmas day.

Mount Lofty summit

See also: Mount Lofty

This popular tourist destination is 727 m above sea level. It provides sweeping vistas across the Adelaide Plains and Gulf St Vincent. Flinders Column, a white painted obelisk shaped like a lighthouse, is a landmark which can be seen from a long way off on a clear day. Mount Lofty Summit Looking towards Mount Lofty Summit, with Mount Lofty Hotel in the foreground and Gulf St. ...

Car parking facilities are provided: charges are payable. Public transport is provided by bus route 823 which calls here en route to and from Cleland Wildlife Park.

Other facilities include an information centre/ souvenir shop, a cafe/restaurant and public toilets.

Waterfall Gully

See also: Waterfall Gully

Waterfall Gully, another popular part of the park, is located on its western edge. It can be accessed via the sealed Waterfall Gully Road. A limited amount of free car parking is provided. There is no scheduled public transport service. The Waterfall Gully Waterfall Waterfall Gully (34°57′ S 138°40′ E) is a small suburb of Adelaide in the foothills of the Adelaide Hills in South Australia around 5km East of the Adelaide CBD. For the most part, the suburb encompasses one long gully with First Creek at the...

The main attraction is a waterfall, the largest of several in the park. The base is a short walk from the car park and the top can be reached by a sealed but steep footpath, which continues to Cleland Wildlife Park and Mount Lofty summit.

Other facilities include a kiosk/ restaurant and public toilets.

Other

By far the largest part of the park consists of bushland, mostly woodland with some open spaces where clearing has taken place.

There are a number of walking trails, including the Waterfall Gully - Mount Lofty summit trail which is a popular and reasonably challenging ascent of the east side of Mount Lofty, and parts of the long distance Heysen and Yurrebilla Trails, which run north–south along the higher ground in the east of the park. The Heysen Trail is a long distance path in South Australia. ... Trail marker on a section shared with the Heysen Trail The Yurrebilla Trail is a walking trail passing through the Mount Lofty Ranges in the immediate vicinity of Adelaide, South Australia. ...

External links

• Cleland Wildlife Park

Protected areas of South Australia

National Parks: Belair | Canunda | Coffin Bay | Coorong | Flinders Chase | Flinders Ranges | Gawler Ranges | Innes | Lake Eyre | Lake Gairdner | Lake Torrens | Lincoln | Mount Remarkable | Murray River | Naracoorte Caves | Nullarbor | Onkaparinga River | Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges | Witjira Conservation Parks: Acraman Creek | Bascombe Well | Billiatt | Black Hill | Cape Gantheaume | Cleland | Cox Scrub | Danggali | Deep Creek | Fairview | Kelly Hill | Hacks Lagoon | Hambidge | Hincks | Lake Gilles | Marino | Monarto | Morialta | Naracoorte Caves | Ngarkat group | Pinkawillinie | Scott Creek | Seal Bay | Simpson Desert | Spring Gully | Talisker | Tantanoola Caves | Telowie Gorge | Unnamed South Australia contains 324 separate Protected Areas with a total land area of 216,310 km² (21. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Australia. ... Belair is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 16 km south of Adelaide. ... Canunda is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 350 km southeast of Adelaide. ... Coffin Bay is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 301 km west of Adelaide. ... Coorong is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 156 km southeast of Adelaide. ... Flinders Chase is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 213 km southwest of Adelaide. ... Flinders Rang PENIS es is South Australias largest mountain range and a national park, 384 km north of Adelaide. ... Gawler Ranges is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 350km north-west of Adelaide. ... Innes is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 160 km west of Adelaide. ... Lake Eyre National Park is located in South Australia (Australia), 697 km north of Adelaide. ... Lake Gairdner is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 436 km northwest of Adelaide. ... Lake Torrens National Park in South Australia (Australia), is located 431 km north of Adelaide. ... Lincoln is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 249 km west of Adelaide. ... Mount Remarkable is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 238 km north of Adelaide. ... Murray River is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 186 km east of Adelaide. ... Naracoorte Caves is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ... Nullarbor is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 887 km west of Adelaide. ... Onkaparinga River National Park is in South Australia (Australia), 32 km south of Adelaide also incorporates the Onkaparinga River Recreation Park. ... Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park in South Australia (Australia) lies approximately 750 km to the north of Adelaide and 110 km east of Leigh Creek. ... Witjira is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 987 km north of Adelaide. ... Acraman Creek estuary Acraman Creek Conservation Park is located on the northern side of Streaky Bay on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, about half way between Ceduna and Streaky Bay townships. ... Billiatt Conservartion Park is situated in Australia midway between Alawoona and Lameroo, approximately 200 km east of Adelaide. ... Black Hill Conservation Park is a public reserve approximately 10 km northeast of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, Australia. ... Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Deep Creek Conservation Park is 45 square kilometres of natural Australian bush land located at the southern end of Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, 11 km east of Cape Jervis. ... Fairview Conservation Park (36. ... Kelly Hill Conservation Park is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Bool Lagoon is a game reserve in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia, about 20 km south of Naracoorte, near Wrattonbully. ... Marino Conservation Park is located in the Adelaide suburb of Marino. ... Morialta Conservation Park is a public reserve 10 km northeast of Adelaide, in the state of South Australia, Australia. ... Naracoorte Caves is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ... Ngarkat Conservation Park is situated in South Australias south-eastern corner. ... Scott Creek Conservation Park Scott Creek Conservation Park is pretty small for a conservation park but it also has a lot of stuff in its relatively small area. ... Seal Bay Conservation Park is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Simpson Desert Regional Reserve is located in South Australia, 957 km north of Port Augusta. ... Red Stringybark woodland in Spring Gully CP View to the west from Spring Gully CP Spring Gully Conservation Park is a conservation park in the hills to the west of the Clare Valley in South Australia. ... Talisker Conservation park is located on the South-Western area of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. ... Unnamed Conservation Park is a reserve in South Australia (Australia) in the southern Great Victoria Desert and northern Nullarbor Plains, close to Maralinga and 450 km northwest of Ceduna. ... Wilderness Protection Areas: Cape Bouguer | Cape Gantheaume | Cape Torrens | Ravine des Casoars | Western River Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia. ... Regional Reserves: Chowilla | Innamincka | Lake Frome | Nullarbor | Simpson Desert | Strzelecki | Yellabinna Nullarbor Regional Reserve is located in, South Australia, 300 km west of Ceduna. ... Simpson Desert Regional Reserve is located in South Australia. ... Strzelecki Regional Reserve is located in South Australia, 493 km north-east of Port Augusta. ... Recreation Parks: Brownhill Creek | Onkaparinga River | Shepherds Hill | Sturt Gorge | Onkaparinga Gorge Onkaparinga River National Park is in South Australia (Australia), 32 km south of Adelaide also incorporates the Onkaparinga River Recreation park. ... Conservation Reserves: Chadinga | Naracoorte Caves Chadinga Conservation Reserve is located in the Chadinga Dunes on the western side of Lake MacDonnell. ... Naracoorte Caves is a national park in South Australia (Australia). ... Game Reserves: Bool Lagoon Bool Lagoon is a wetland of international importance. ...