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Glenrock State Conservation Area is a protected conservation area located eight kilometres south of the central business district of Newcastle in the state of New South Wales, on the east coast of Australia. The park borders the coast and encompasses 534 hectares stretching from the residential suburbs of Merewether to Dudley within the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas.〔Department of Climate Change and Water (NSW). (2010). Glenrock State Conservation Area Plan of Management. Office of Environment and Heritage. NSW Government. Available from http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/parkmanagement/GlenrockSCA.htm). (Retrieved on 5 May 2015).〕 Glenrock State Conservation Area is significant as it contains a large number of important remnant vegetation communities, contains a number of heritage sites, and is used by a wide variety of user groups. The park contains many cultural records, both Aboriginal and European, and is located within the Awabakal Local Aboriginal Land Council area.〔 ==Overview== The park has many features including significant natural and landscape values, cultural heritage values (Aboriginal and European), recreational and tourism uses, and is important for research and education.〔 Glenrock Lagoon, which is fed by Flaggy Creek, is located within the park and connects to Burwood Beach and the ocean through a small tidal channel. The park is legislated as a state conservation area under the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 which provides protection to conserve biodiversity, maintain ecosystem functions, and conserve places and features of cultural value. This protection also allows certain uses to occur whilst having regard to the natural and cultural values of the park, and provide compatible visitor and tourist use. The park is used by a wide number of people and variety of interest groups. It contains a number of walking tracks of various grades, including tracks which are accessible by wheel chair. The Great North Walk traverses through the park. The park is well known for its mountain bike tracks which is allowed on designated tracks in the northern section of the park with horse riding also allowed in the northern section of the park or by permit.〔Office of Environment and Heritage (NSW). 2012. Glenrock State Conservation Area Visitor Guide. Office of Environment and Heritage. Department of Premier and Cabinet. Available from http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/Visitor/Files/PDF/Brochures/glenrock-sca-pdf.ashx. (Retrieved on 5 May 2015).〕 Other uses include hang gliding, fishing, surfing, orienteering and beach related activities. The park has an active Scouts Australia NSW camp site adjacent to Glenrock Lagoon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Glenrock State Conservation Area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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