Department for Environment and Heritage

Management Plan
Anstey Hill Recreation Park

2006

www.environment.sa.gov.au

This pla n of ma na gement wa s a dopted on 2 October

2006 a nd wa s prepa red pursua nt to sec tion 38 of the

N a t i o nal Pa r ks a n d   W i l d l ife A c   t 1 972.

Published by the Depa rtment for Environment a nd Herita ge, Adela ide, Austra lia

© Depa rtment for Environment a nd Herita ge, 2006ꢀ ISBN: 1 921238 20 8ꢀ C over photogra phy c ourtesy of C a rly Lovering: Looking towa rds the Adela ide Pla ins from the Wildflower Wa lk.

This doc ument ma y be c ited a s “Depa rtment for

Environment a nd Herita ge (2006) A nst e y H ill R e c   r e a t i o n P a r k M anagement P l a n , Adelaide, South Austra lia”

FOREWORD

Anstey Hill Rec rea tion Pa rk c onserves a n a rea of 362 hec ta res of na tive vegeta tion a nd previously gra zed la nd, loc a ted 18 kilometres north-ea st of Adela ide in the Hills Fa c e Zone of the Mount Lofty Ra nges.

The ma jority of the pa rk wa s proc la imed on 31 August 1989 to c onserve the na tive vegeta tion a nd c ultura l herita ge of the pa rk, a nd to provide for public rec rea tion a nd enjoyment. A further a llotment wa s a dded to the pa rk on 4 Oc tober 2001.

The pa rk c onserves a la rge a rea of na tive vegeta tion, whic h provides a n importa nt refuge for na tive flora a nd fa una . It a lso provides a muc h-va lued rec rea tiona l resourc e to the residents of the north-ea stern suburbs.

Through orga nisa tions suc h a s the Friends of Anstey Hill, the C ity of Tea Tree G ully a nd the Na tiona l Trust, strong c ommunity c onnec tions ha ve been forged with the pa rk.

The most immediate management c onc ern within the park is the prevention of illegal mountain bike riding in areas of high c onservation va lue. This ma na gement pla n proposes strategies to provide for the development of purpose built trails for mountain bike riding in a designated area of the park, whilst c losing and reha bilitating unauthorised trails developed throughout the rest of the park.

Ma ny people a nd c ommunity groups ha ve c ontributed to the development of this ma na gement pla n. Their input a nd interest is gra tefully a c knowledged.

I now forma lly a dopt the pla n of ma na gement for Anstey Hill Rec rea tion Pa rk under the provisions

of sec tion 38 of the N a t i o nal Pa r ks a n d   W i l d l ife A c   t 1 972.

HON GAIL GAGO MLC MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD......................................................................................................................................................... iꢀ

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• PARK LOC ATION AND FEATURES ............................................................................................................ 1ꢀ

1.1 History of Ma na gement ............................................................................................................... 4ꢀ

• LEG ISLATIVE FRAMEWORK ....................................................................................................................... 5ꢀ
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• 2.1
• Na tiona l Pa rks a nd Wildlife Ac t 1972.......................................................................................... 5ꢀ

• 2.2
• Na tive Title Ac t 1993 ..................................................................................................................... 6ꢀ

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VISION ........................................................................................................................................................ 7ꢀ ZONING ...................................................................................................................................................... 7ꢀ MANAG ING NATURAL HERITAG E............................................................................................................ 9ꢀ 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5
G eology, Soils a nd La ndform ...................................................................................................... 9ꢀ Hydrology ..................................................................................................................................... 10ꢀ Na tive Vegeta tion ...................................................................................................................... 11ꢀ Na tive Fa una ............................................................................................................................... 12ꢀ Introduc ed Pla nts a nd Anima ls................................................................................................. 13ꢀ

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MANAG ING FIRE..................................................................................................................................... 15ꢀ MANAG ING C ULTURAL HERITAG E........................................................................................................ 16ꢀ 7.1 7.2
Indigenous Herita ge ................................................................................................................... 16ꢀ Non-Indigenous Herita ge ........................................................................................................... 17ꢀ

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• MANAG ING TOURISM AND REC REATION............................................................................................ 18ꢀ

8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4
Visitor Use a nd Ac c ess................................................................................................................ 18ꢀ C yc ling.......................................................................................................................................... 19ꢀ C ommerc ia l Tourism ................................................................................................................... 21ꢀ Informa tion a nd Interpreta tion ................................................................................................. 21ꢀ

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• MANAG EMENT INFRASTRUC TURE ......................................................................................................... 22ꢀ

10 MANAG ING RESOURC E USE.................................................................................................................. 23ꢀ
10.1 Explora tion a nd Mining .............................................................................................................. 23ꢀ 10.2 Lea ses a nd Lic enc es .................................................................................................................. 23ꢀ

11 INVOLVING THE C OMMUNITY ............................................................................................................... 24ꢀ 12 MANAG ING RESERVE TENURE ............................................................................................................... 25ꢀ
12.1 Public Utilities................................................................................................................................ 25ꢀ

SUMMARY OF MANAG EMENT STRATEG IES .................................................................................................. 27ꢀ REFERENC ES AND BIBLIOG RAPHY................................................................................................................. 31ꢀ APPENDIX: C ONSERVATION STATUS C ODES................................................................................................ 32ꢀ

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Loc a tion ............................................................................................................................................. 2ꢀ Figure 2: Fea tures a nd Zoning ........................................................................................................................ 3ꢀ

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The c ontributions of the Friends of Anstey Hill in the prepa ra tion of this pla n a re a c knowledged.

F o r t he   p u r p o s e s of t h i s p l a n of manageme   nt, t r a c   k s a r e   d e f in e d as ac   c e s s r o ut e s e s t a b l is h e d   f or use b y ve   h i c le s,   p ede s tri a n s on foot and i n s o me c   a s e s b i c   y c l e s .   T r a i ls a r e   d e f in e d as ac   c e s s r o ut e s , e s t a b l is h e d ( w i th o r w i th o ut DEH autho r is a t i o n) for use by pede s tri a n s on foot, and i n s o me i n st a n c e s b i c y c l e s .

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• PARK LOCATION AND FEATURES

Anstey Hill Rec rea tion Pa rk is loc a ted a pproxima tely 18 kilometres north-ea st of Adela ide in the Hills Fa c e Zone of the Mount Lofty Ra nges (Figure 1).

The pa rk oc c upies a n a rea bounded by North Ea st Roa d to the north, Lower North Ea st Roa d to the south, Ra nge Roa d South to the ea st a nd Persevera nc e Roa d to the west. A sma ll sec tion of the pa rk lies south of Lower North Ea st Roa d, a nd inc ludes the geologic a l forma tion known a s the G un Empla c ement (Figure 2).

C overing a n a rea of 362 hec ta res, the ma jority of the pa rk wa s proc la imed on 31 August 1989 (Allotments 1, 2 a nd 3 of Deposited Pla n 26217, Hundred of Ya ta la ) to c onserve na tive vegeta tion, prevent the destruc tion a nd further degra da tion of the c ultura l herita ge of the pa rk, a nd to provide for public rec rea tion a nd enjoyment. Allotment 200 of Deposited Pla n 30929, Hundred of Ya ta la , wa s subsequently a dded to the pa rk on 4 Oc tober 2001.

Anstey Hill Rec rea tion Pa rk c onta ins one of the la st remna nt pla nt c ommunities on the Adela ide foothills. The pa rk c onsists of steep, hilly c ountry a djoining residentia l a rea s. The ma jority of the pa rk is c overed in na tive vegeta tion, whic h provides a n importa nt refuge for na tive flora a nd fa una . While a signific a nt proportion of the pa rk ha s undergone a va riety of developments in the pa st, the na tive vegeta tion is extensive enough a nd suffic iently diverse to support ma ny spec ies of na tive birds a nd other wildlife.

A c omplex tra c k network, origina lly c onstruc ted for mining a c c ess, ha s been further developed for fire ma na gement a nd pedestria n a c c ess. The tra c ks offer a wide ra nge of wa lking opportunities through high qua lity remna nt vegeta tion a s well a s modified gra ssy woodla nd c ommunities tha t oc c ur in a rea s previously c lea red for gra zing.

C lima tic da ta for the a rea indic a tes tha t the pa rk lies between the 584mm a nd 823mm a vera ge a nnua l ra infa ll isohyets. Typic a l of the Mount Lofty Ra nges, the summers a re the wa rmest a nd driest pa rts of the yea r. The a vera ge ma ximum tempera tures from Dec ember to Februa ry a re between 26˚ a nd 29˚C . The winters a re c ooler a nd wetter. The lowest a vera ge ma ximum of 14.6˚C oc c urs in July.