Badgingarra National Park
| Badgingarra National Park Western Australia | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
 The view from a breakaway looking south-east towards the township of Badgingarra | |
  Badgingarra National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Badgingarra |
| Coordinates | 30°28′07″S 115°26′23″E / 30.46861°S 115.43972°ECoordinates: 30°28′07″S 115°26′23″E / 30.46861°S 115.43972°E |
| Established | 1973 |
| Area | 131.08 km2 (50.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment and Conservation |
| Website | Badgingarra National Park |
| See also |
List of protected areas of Western Australia |
Badgingarra National Park is a national park in Western Australia, 190 km north of Perth off the Brand Highway adjacent to the town of Badgingarra.
The park is 13,108 hectares (32,390 acres)[1] in area and features high breakaway country overlooking low undulating sandplains. The park is renowned for its incredible diversity of endemic wildflowers.[2] Mullering Brook passes through the park creating a swampy area.
The area is mostly composed of low scrub with plant species such as mottlecah, smokebush, Banksia, Verticordia, kangaroo paw and the rare Badgingarra mallee are found throughout the area. The area is threatened by the spread of dieback.
Some of the spectacular wildflowers that can be found within the park include rare species such as Hakea flabellifolia, Strangea cynanchicarpa and Eucalyptus pendens.[3]
Many animals such as western grey kangaroos, emus, bustards and wedgetail eagles also inhabit the area.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report". Department of Environment and Conservation. 2010: 48. ISSN 1835-114X.
- ↑ "Park Finder Badgingarra National Park". Government of Western Australia.
- ↑ "Badgingarra National Park (entry AHD10200)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. 2010. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ↑ "About Australia - Badgingarra Valley National Park". 2008. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.