| Type: | protected |
| Eric Bonython Conservation Park | |
| State: | sa |
| Iucn Category: | ia |
| Iucn Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -35.6009°N 138.33°W |
| Nearest Town Or City: | Yankalilla |
| Area: | 6ha |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Visitation Num: | "very few visitors" |
| Visitation Year: | 2009 |
| Visitation Footnotes: | [3] |
Eric Bonython Conservation Park (formerly Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve) is a protected area in South Australia located about 16km (10miles) south of the town of the Yankalilla.[4]
The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972.[2] On 9 November 1967, it was proclaimed under the National Parks Act 1966 as Eric Bonython National Parks Reserve.[5] Prior to 1967, it was already under statutory protection."[4]
As of 2011, the conservation park was described as being "a fine, but small, example of the pre-European settlement vegetation that once covered this area." The conservation park contains a dominant forest of Messmate Stringybark with an understorey including "tall shrubs and mid ferns" as well as the nationally endangered perennial herb, Osborn's Eyebright.[3]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1]