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Bungendore Park Management Plan Was Endorsed by Council in 1997 for a Management Period of Ten Years BUNGENDORE PARK STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS CITY OF ARMADALE September 2009 CITY OF ARMADALE Bungendore Park Strategic Directions Document 2009 Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary...........................................................................................1 2.0 Introduction........................................................................................................5 2.1 Location .........................................................................................................5 3.0 Stakeholders & Consultation .............................................................................6 4.0 Governance ........................................................................................................6 5.0 Park History.......................................................................................................8 6.0 Adjacent lands..................................................................................................10 7.0 Biophysical Environment.................................................................................11 7.1 Climate.........................................................................................................12 7.2 Geomorphology ...........................................................................................12 7.3 Hydrology ....................................................................................................14 7.4 Landscape and Scenic Value .......................................................................15 8.0 Heritage Values................................................................................................17 8.1 Ethnographic................................................................................................17 8.2 Archaeological .............................................................................................18 8.3 European Heritage.......................................................................................19 9.0 Biodiversity Values..........................................................................................19 9.1 Vegetation....................................................................................................19 9.1.1 Vegetation communities ......................................................................19 9.1.2 Flora .....................................................................................................21 9.2 Fauna............................................................................................................23 9.2.1 Species occurrence...............................................................................23 9.2.2 Wildlife corridors.................................................................................27 9.3 Fungi ............................................................................................................28 10.0 Management Structure.....................................................................................29 10.1 Management Zones......................................................................................29 10.2 Visitor and Community Use ........................................................................31 10.2.1 Bushwalking ........................................................................................33 10.2.2 Bird watching and nature appreciation ................................................35 10.2.3 Picnicking ............................................................................................35 10.2.4 Horse Riding........................................................................................36 10.2.5 Off-road cycling...................................................................................37 10.2.6 Access control – gates and fences etc..................................................37 10.2.7 Access for management .......................................................................38 10.2.8 Unauthorised access by off road vehicles............................................39 10.3 Information, Interpretation, Education and Amenity...................................40 10.3.1 Interpretive material & communication....................................................40 11.0 Key Threats......................................................................................................41 11.1 Disease & Dieback...........................................................................................41 11.2 Weeds...............................................................................................................43 11.3 Fire management..........................................................................................44 11.3.1 Fire History..........................................................................................44 11.3.2 Fire planning........................................................................................45 11.3.3 Emergency Response...........................................................................45 11.4 Feral Animals...............................................................................................46 11.5 Rubbish Dumping........................................................................................49 11.6 Vandalism ....................................................................................................50 i Endorsed by Council 14 September 2009 CITY OF ARMADALE Bungendore Park Strategic Directions Document 2009 11.7 Hunting ........................................................................................................51 11.8 Vegetation loss.............................................................................................51 11.9 Erosion .........................................................................................................52 11.10 Climate Change........................................................................................53 12 Implementation and Review ............................................................................55 13 References........................................................................................................62 14. Figures..............................................................................................................65 15. Plates................................................................................................................73 Appendix 1 – Bungendore Park Management Committee Terms of Reference .........79 Appendix 2 – Management of Declared Rare Flora ....................................................87 Appendix 3 – Flora, Fauna and Fungi Species recorded in Bungendore Park ............88 Appendix 4 – Communication tools and signs that appear in Bungendore Park.......104 Appendix 5 - Bungendore Park Phytophthora cinnamomi Management Plan 2009 to 2019 ........................................................................................................................108 Appendix 6 - Bungendore Park Fire Management Plan 2009 to 2019......................119 ii Endorsed by Council 14 September 2009 CITY OF ARMADALE Bungendore Park Strategic Directions Document 2009 1.0 Executive Summary Study Area Bungendore Park (Reserve 4561) (the Park) is located in Bedfordale on the Darling Scarp 30 km southeast of Perth, within the City of Armadale. It is a 498 hectare bushland reserve vested in the City of Armadale for management as “Parkland”. The Park is considered part of the Wungong Regional Park, formally the Darling Range Regional Park, which also includes Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) managed land and Armadale Settlers’ Common Reserve. Surrounding land uses include rural, rural/residential properties, a school, roads and Regional Park, all of which have the potential to impact on the values of the Park. Biophysical Environment The Park consists of a dramatic landscape, including undulating plateau, steep rocky outcrops and native bushland with a diversity of vegetation. The Park has a Mediterranean climate characterised by hot dry summers and cool wet winters, with an annual average rainfall of 1139mm. The Park is part of a natural unit formed by an isolated element of the Darling plateau, with the Darling Scarp fault line determining the western boundary of the Park. The Park is characterised by a gently undulating plateau from the eastern edge to just over half of its width to the west. The soil of the Park varies from the entire lateritic profile remaining substantially intact, to areas of the profile being truncated by erosion with superficial deposits of secondary worked materials. Slopes, at first gentle then steepening, occur at the edges of the lateritic plateau. Inclusions by streams on the western edge of the Park gives rise to a sequence of spurs and gullies and to local variations on aspect with some south-facing and north facing slopes. The variations in soil depth, slope aspect, and slope angle mean that the range of plant communities is greatest on the Scarp face of the Park. A watershed runs through the Park from the north-west to the east, dividing the Park into two water catchment areas. All of the freshwater creeks in the Park are seasonal, flowing May to November. Cooliabberra Spring is the main waterbody flowing through the Park, and it also has some associated damp areas adjacent to its drainage lines. The Darling Scarp is a significant scenic resource for people living in the region amongst the bushland environment and people living on the Swan Coastal Plain who
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