Kellidie Bay Conservation Park, Conservation park near Coffin Bay, South Australia
Kellidie Bay Conservation Park is a protected area on the western coast of Eyre Peninsula covering roughly 18 square kilometers. The land features limestone ridges, black tea tree woodlands, and coastal vegetation that create different habitats across high grounds and lower coastal flats.
Kellidie Bay was first reported as proclaimed in 1954 to conserve wildlife and the land's natural and historic features. On 9 November 1967 it was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 as Kellidie Bay National Park. On 27 April 1972, with the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972, it was reconstituted as a conservation park. In 1980 it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.
The park takes its name from Kellidie Bay, which it adjoins along its southern shore; the bay and the park lie beside the town of Coffin Bay. Visitors can look for the uncommon white-breasted sea-eagle and osprey, both recorded here in a 1980 significance statement. The woodland of black tea tree and she-oak with cutting grass flats is the vegetation type the park was set aside to preserve.
The park begins immediately east of Coffin Bay's town centre and adjoins the south shore of Kellidie Bay, so it can be entered on foot from town. There are no formed visitor facilities; expect low limestone ridges, moist flats of cutting grass and woodland, and carry water and weather protection.
The park is home to western grey kangaroos, emus, tiger snakes, and Cape Barren geese that inhabit the varied landscapes. These animals thrive in the diverse habitats that span from elevated areas to low coastal flats.
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