Category: Natural environment

  • Kyeema Conservation Park

    Kyeema Conservation Park

    Kyeema Con­ser­va­tion Park is locat­ed on the Fleurieu Penin­su­la and spans over 347 hectares. Walk­ing along the trails you will notice an over­storey of main­ly mess­mate stringy bark (Euca­lyp­tus obli­qua), with some pink gum (E. fas­ci­cu­losa) and cup gum (E. cos­mo­phyl­la), part­nered with a thick and diverse under storey.

  • Cox Scrub Conservation Park

    Cox Scrub Conservation Park

    A 563 hectare delight for bush­walk­ers and bird­watch­ers, Cox Scrub Con­ser­va­tion Park is amongst one of the larg­er parks on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

  • Native Eucalypts of South Australia

    tinman_adl2026Cup Gum Eucalyptus cosmophyllahttps://biocache.ala.org.au/occurrences/022997b7-9e66-4fdc-bbd8-931b1553db9e

    This second edition of Native Eucalypts of South Australia treats every native eucalypt species and subspecies that is currently known in the State (102 in total). The book provides a wealth of information regarding the identification, distribution, ecology and uses of each eucalypt included.

  • Smaller eucalypts for planting in Australia: their selection, cultivation and management

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    This guide treats 84 smaller-growing eucalypts suited for growing in Australia. Each species is illustrated by multiple photographs and a current distribution map.

  • Fleurieu Birds: What to see and where to see them

    Fleurieu Birds: What to see and where to see them

    A field guide and location guide for birds seen in the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. This is a highly populated region compared with the rest of South Australia and borders the Adelaide southern suburbs. 

  • The Fleurieu Rocks! From the Big Bang to the Fleurieu Peninsula…a geological tour

    The Fleurieu Rocks! From the Big Bang to the Fleurieu Peninsula…a geological tour

    This book looks at three different perspectives of the Fleurieu Peninsula – 20,000 years ago, the present, and time-travelling back billions of years. It will discuss the formation of the Earth – there are some very old rocks on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

  • Understanding Mount Compass soils

    Understanding Mount Compass soils

    Land systems are not singular soil descriptions but identify the landscape in which a range of similar types of soils exist. Each of the soil types are referenced by a secondary three digit code indicating soil landscape units (SLUs). These units identify the aspects of the soil and other characteristics such as the land relief.…

  • The Australian Soil Classification

    The Australian Soil Classification

    The Australian Soil Classification handbook, first published in 1996, is a key resource for identifying soils throughout Australia.

  • Native trees and shrubs of South-Eastern Australia

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    Native Trees and Shrubs of South-Eastern Australia, by Leon Costermans, embraces an area that stretches from the Flinders and Mt Lofty Ranges in South Australia, across Victoria and southern New South Wales to the NSW South Coast.

  • Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula

    30 years of Fame 2023, Mount Lofty Southern Emu-Wren, viewed on 18 January, 2024, . This is an image of a Mount Lofty Southern Emu-Wren.

    The Swamps of the Fleurieu Peninsula are localised wetlands occurring in high rainfall areas in the local catchment areas of Tookayerta, Hindmarsh, Parawa, Myponga, Yankalilla, Onkparinga, Currency Creek and Finniss. They are densely vegetated and occur adjacent to waterlogged soils around low-lying creeks and flats. The Swamps are typified by their reedy or heathy vegetation…