Reef Hills State Park Explained

Type:protected
Reef Hills State Park
State:vic
Iucn Category:II
Coordinates:-36.5945°N 145.9363°W
Relief:1
Nearest Town Or City:Benalla
Area:20.13
Established:1986
Managing Authorities:Parks Victoria
Url:http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/reef-hills-state-park

Reef Hills State Park is a protected area of 2013 hectares, about 5 km south-west of Benalla, in the north east of Victoria, Australia. There are traces of a mining activity from the gold rush. It was established in 1986.

Environment

The park is home to more than 17 mammal species and 100 bird species. It is part of the Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of Box-Ironbark forest ecosystems and several species of threatened woodland birds dependent on them.[1]

Notes and References

  1. BirdLife International. (2011). Important Bird Areas factsheet: Warby-Chiltern Box-Ironbark Region. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 2011-11-20.