CANBERRA NATURE PARK

The 'Canberra Nature Park' is actually 30 separate protected areas in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, ranging from bushland hills to lowland native grassland. Many of the areas have previously been cleared for grazing, but many are now returning to native bushland through revegetation and rehabilitation programs.
Canberra's inner hills Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie, Mount Majura, Mount Pleasant, Russell Hill, Red Hill, Mount Mugga, O'Connor Ridge, Bruce Ridge, Aranda Bushland, Mount Painter, The Pinnacle, Lyneham Ridge, Oakey Hill, Mount Taylor, Isaacs Ridge, Mount Stromlo, Mount Arawang, Neighbour Hill, Wanniassa Hill, and Narrabundah Hill are protected from development by the National Capital Plan and almost all are now part of the Canberra Nature Park system. These hills provide a scenic backdrop and natural setting for Canberra's urban areas, as originally set out in the Walter Burley Griffin Plan.
Most people in Canberra live within easy walking distance of a Canberra Nature Park area.
The areas are typically enclosed by simple wire fences, or by house fences. Gates are provided for people to walk or run in the parks; motorbikes are excluded. Some parks with mountains have reservoirs, as part of ACT Electricity and Water's supply network.

Park	Vegetation	Area (km²)	Park	Vegetation	Area (km²)
Aranda Bushland	Forest	1.06	Black Mountain	Forest	4.52
Bruce Ridge	Forest	1.34	Cooleman Ridge	Woodland	1.89
Crace Grassland Reserve	Grassland	1.21	Dunlop Grassland Reserve	Grassland	1.06
Farrer Ridge	Woodland	1.78	Goorooyarroo	Woodland	7.01
Gossan Hill	Forest	0.48	Gungaderra Grassland Reserve	Grassland	2.70
Issacs Ridge Reserve		0.34	Jerrabomberra Wetland Reserve	Wetland	2.08
McQuoids Hill	Woodland	0.56	Mt Ainslie	Forest/woodland
Mount Majura	Woodland		Mt Mugga Mugga	Woodland	1.05
Mt Painter Reserve		0.86	Mt Pleasant	Woodland	0.50
Mt Taylor	Woodland	2.93	Mulanggari Grassland Reserve	Grassland	1.17
Mulligans Flat	Woodland	7.81	O'Connor Ridge	Forest	0.62
Oakey Hill Reserve		0.66	Percival Hill Reserve	Forest	0.63
Red Hill	Woodland	2.87	Rob Roy	Forest	19.77
The Pinnacle Reserve		1.38	Tuggeranong Hill	Woodland	3.17
Urambi Hills	Woodland	2.43	Wannissa Hills	Woodland	2.27

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★ Canberra Nature Park - Territory and Municipal Services

★ ACT Landcare - Volunteer conservation network