Sleaford Mere Conservation Park

Sleaford Mere Conservation Park, formerly the Sleaford Mere National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Sleaford on the Jussieu Peninsula at the south eastern tip of Eyre Peninsula about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south west of Port Lincoln.[1]

This article is about the protected area in South Australia. For the associated lake, see Sleaford Mere.

Sleaford Mere Conservation Park
Sleaford[1], South Australia
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)[2]
Sleaford Mere Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityPort Lincoln[1]
Coordinates34°50′20″S 135°44′27″E[2]
Established20 November 1969[3]
Area5.95 km2 (2.3 sq mi)[4]
Visitation‘low visitor use’ (in 2009)[5]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

The conservation park consists of Sleaford Mere, a permanent saline lake, and a quantity of adjoining land in section 36 of the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Sleaford. It shares boundaries with the Lincoln National Park on its north and east sides along with a parcel of land to its immediate west.[5]

The land under protection was originally established as the Sleaford Mere National Park on 20 November 1969 under the National Parks Act 1966.[3] On 27 April 1972, the national park was reconstituted as the Sleaford Mere Conservation Park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.[6] As of 2018, it covered an area of 5.95 square kilometres (2.30 sq mi).[4]

The following statement of significance was published in 1980:[7]

Sleaford Mere Conservation Park preserves a picturesque saline lake, which provides feeding habitat for a number of waterbird species, including chestnut teal which are known to breed in the park. Marine fish, including a large, land-locked population of skates are found in the Lake.

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[2] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[7]

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References
  1. "Search results for 'Sleaford Mere Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  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. DeGaris, R.C. (20 November 1969). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: HUNDRED OF SLEAFORD—NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1602. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  4. "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. "Conservation Parks of Lower Eyre Peninsula Management Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. 2007. pp. 2, 10, 12 & 30. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  6. "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 701. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  7. "Sleaford Mere Conservation Park, Proper Bay Road, Tulka (sic) via Port Lincoln, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6710)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of the Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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