Western Sydney Parklands
Western Sydney Parklands New South Wales |
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IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
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Looking over a southern section of the parkland, from Calmsley Hill Farm in Abbotsbury.
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Nearest town or city | Blacktown |
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Established | 2006 |
Area | 52.8 km2 (20.4 sq mi) |
Managing authorities | Western Sydney Parklands Trust |
Website | Western Sydney Parklands |
See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
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Type | Urban park, wildlife park, nature reserve |
Location | Western Sydney in New South Wales, Australia |
Area | 5,280 ha (13,000 acres) |
Created | 2006 |
Visitors | 430,000 to 790,000 annually[1][2] |
Status | Open all year |
The Western Sydney Parklands is an urban park system located in Western Sydney.[3][4][5]
The Parklands begin in the north in the City of Blacktown, cross the City of Fairfield, and end in the City of Liverpool. The Parkland, being one of the largest in the world, features picnic areas, nature reserves, sport facilities and walking tracks. The Parklands are formed by a series of connected green spaces, roughly following the western section of the Westlink M7 motorway. The Parklands form an elongated shape, narrow in the east-west direction.[6]
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Geography
The Parklands are bounded by the M7 motorway in the north, and begin in the suburb of Dean Park in the north, then largely follow the eastern side of the M7 motorway south to reach the M4 Western Motorway, at which point it extends east to incorporate the Prospect Nature Reserve around Prospect Reservoir. The Parklands continue to follow the M7 motorway south, and near Cecil Hills crosses the M7 motorway to incorporate parkland on the western side of the motorway, from where it continues south, and ends in the suburb of Horningsea Park.
List of parks and features incorporated in the Western Sydney Parklands
From north to south, the following parks, reserves, geographical features and sporting facilities are incorporated into the Western Sydney Parklands: Western Sydney Parklands, situated in Horsley Park and Abbotsbury, is 583 hectares and contains a few recreational areas:
Northern Parklands:
- Bungarribee
- Nurragingy Reserve, to the northern ends of the park, features a Chinese garden, lake and a picnic spot.
- Blacktown Olympic Park
- The Rooty Hill
Southern Parklands:
- Eastern Creek International Raceway
- Lizard Log
- Dairy
- Plough and Harrow
- Sugarloaf Ridge, features a lookout (Moonrise Lookout) and a picnic shelter.
- Shale Hills
- Calmsley Hill City Farm
- Western Sydney International Dragway
- Sydney International Equestrian Centre
- Sydney International Shooting Centre
- Kemps Creek Nature Reserve
See also
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- Protected areas of New South Wales
- List of parks in Sydney
- Natural landscaping
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Tourism in Australia
- Blue Mountains National Park
- Georges River National Park
- Central Gardens Nature Reserve
References
- ↑ WSPT Annual Visitor Monitoring 2009/2010
- ↑ http://www.westernsydneyparklands.com.au/resources/499/Annual%20Report%202010-2011
- ↑ HASSELL (2010a) Stage One Report, Context and Analysis, Western Sydney Parklands Plan of Management.
- ↑ DECC (2006) A Vertebrate Fauna Survey of Western Sydney Regional Park. Unpublished report. NPWS, Parramatta.
- ↑ DECCW (2009), Draft Recovery Plan for the Cumberland Plain. DECCW, Sydney.
- ↑ http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/nswbills.nsf/0/b9c7c3b89e6e3fcbca256a71001d5611/$FILE/b01-074-p03.pdf
External links
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