__NOTOC__ Tucknott Scrub Conservation Park is a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

located in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

on the

Eyre Peninsula The Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. It is bounded by the Spencer Gulf on the east, the Great Australian Bight on the west, and the Gawler Ranges to the north. Earlier called Eyre's Peninsula, it was named after e ...

in the gazetted locality of Whites Flat about north-east of the town centre in Wanilla and about north of the municipal seat of

Port Lincoln Port Lincoln is a city on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of South Australia. Known as Galinyala by the traditional owners, the Barngarla people, it is situated on the shore of Boston Bay, ...

. The conservation park was proclaimed on 12 January 2006 under the ''

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 Protected areas of South Australia, consisting of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of 2018, South Australia contained 359 separat ...

'' in respect to

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located in the cadastral unit of the

Hundred of Louth The Hundred of Louth is a Hundred (county division)#Australia, hundred within County of Flinders, South Australia. It is on the Eyre Peninsula and was proclaimed in 1857. The traditional owners of the land are the Nauo people, Nauo peoples.David ...

to “conserve remnant habitat for a number of threatened plants and animals of national significance.” It was proclaimed to permit “existing and future rights of access under the ''Mining Act 1971''.” Its name is derived from “the Tucknott Family who owned the land.” In 2007, the conservation park was described by its managing authority as follows:

Tucknott Scrub Conservation Park is an undulating area of gently sloping land and steeper hills covered with heath, wet heath and Sugar Gum (''Eucalyptus cladocalyx'') woodland. The park (sic) has two ephemeral creeks, which form part of the Tod catchment area of the
Tod Reservoir The Tod Reservoir is located on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, in the localities of Whites Flat, South Australia, Whites Flat and Koppio, South Australia, Koppio, 27 km north of Port Lincoln. It is situated on the Tod River, the onl ...
. Tucknott Scrub Conservation Park is the largest remnant of Sugar Gum woodland in the Koppio Hills, and is important feeding habitat and potential breeding habitat for the state vulnerable and regionally threatened Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (''Calyptorynchus funereus ssp. xanthanotus'').

The conservation park is classified as an

IUCN The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status ...

Category VI protected area.

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Entry for Tucknott Scrub Conservation Park on the Protected Planet website
{{Protected areas of South Australia, state=collapsed Conservation parks of South Australia Protected areas established in 2006 2006 establishments in Australia Eyre Peninsula

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