The Australian Capital Territory as of 2014 contains 46 separate protected areas with a total land area of 1,302 km2 (503 sq mi) or 55.5% of the territory's area, and which managed by Territory and Municipal Services of the ACT government:[1][2]
Protected areas of the Australian Capital Territory
Botanic gardens
- Australian National Botanic Gardens[2]
National parks
Nature Reserves
As of 2014, a total of 43 nature reserves are listed as part of the National Reserve System with a total area of 234.71 square kilometres (90.62 square miles).[2] As of 2015, 33 of these nature reserves have been grouped together under the name Canberra Nature Park.[3]
- Aranda Bushland
- Black Mountain
- Bruce Ridge
- Bullen Range Nature Reserve
- Callum Brae
- Cooleman Ridge
- Crace
- Dunlop Grassland
- Farrer Ridge
- Gigerline
- Goorooyarroo
- Gossan Hill
- Gungaderra Grassland
- Isaacs Ridge
- Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Kama
- Lower Molonglo River Corridor
- McQuoids Hill
- Molonglo Gorge
- Mount Ainslie
- Mount Majura
- Mount Mugga Mugga
- Mount Painter
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Taylor
- Mulanggari Grassland
- Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary
- O'Connor Ridge
- Oakey Hill
- Old Naas TSR
- Percival Hill
- Red Hill
- Rob Roy
- Stony Creek
- Swamp Creek
- The Pinnacle
- Tidbinbilla
- Tuggeranong Hill
- unnamed[2]
- Urambi Hills
- Wanniassa Hills
- West Jerrabomberra
- Woodstock
Wilderness zone
- Namadgi[2]
See also
- Protected areas of Australia
- Australian Alps National Parks and Reserves
References
- ^ "About us, Territory and Municipal Services". ACT Government. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Terrestrial Protected Areas in ACT (2014) (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2014. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Canberra Nature Park". ACT Government, Territory and Municipal Services. Retrieved 15 September 2015.