Blackmore River Conservation Reserve

Blackmore River Conservation Reserve
Northern Territory
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Blackmore River Conservation Reserve
Nearest town or city Darwin
Coordinates 12°43′50″S 130°56′16″E / 12.73056°S 130.93778°E / -12.73056; 130.93778Coordinates: 12°43′50″S 130°56′16″E / 12.73056°S 130.93778°E / -12.73056; 130.93778
Established 1984[1]
Area 547 hectares (1,352 acres)[1]
Managing authorities Parks and Wildlife Commission
See also Protected areas of the Northern Territory

Blackmore River Conservation Reserve is a conservation reserve in the Northern Territory of Australia.

It is located approximately approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Darwin and lies along a 6.5 kilometres (4 mi) stretch of the Blackmore River from which it takes its name.[2]

The threatened plant species, Cycas armstrongii is found within the reserve.[3] Other species found in the area include Grevillea longicuspis and the orchid Dendrobium dicuphum.[4]

See also

Protected areas of the Northern Territory

References

  1. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in the Northern Territory (2012)". Department of Environment. 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Blackmore River Conservation Reserve Section 2230" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 1 August 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cycas armstrongii". IUCN Red List of threatened species. 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "April Meeting Report – Peter Ebsworth on Combined Conservation Agreements.". Top End Native Plant Society. May 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
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