The Canberra Nature Park is actually 30 separate protected areas in Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, Australian Capital Territory

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

, ranging from bushland

Bushland

Bushland is any area in Australia that is predominantly indigenous flora and fauna.Bushland is the term commonly used by conservation protection groups and other environmental groups as a blanket term for natural vegetation, which may cover any kind of habitat from open shrubby country with few...

 hills to lowland native grassland. Many of the areas have previously been cleared for grazing

Grazing

Grazing generally describes a type of feeding, in which a herbivore feeds on plants , and also on other multicellular autotrophs...

, but many are now returning to native bushland through revegetation and rehabilitation programs.

Canberra's inner hills Black Mountain

Black Mountain (Australian Capital Territory)

Black Mountain is situated close to the central business district of Australia's capital city Canberra. Like all major hills in Canberra it is protected from development by the Canberra Nature Park. It is covered in native bushland and is a haven to native wildlife.With its peak at 811.987m AHD,...

, Mount Ainslie

Mount Ainslie (Australian Capital Territory)

Mount Ainslie or Mount Ainslie-Majura is a part of Canberra Nature Park. It borders on the inner suburbs of Campbell, Ainslie and Hackett...

, Mount Majura

Mount Majura

Mount Majura, is a small mountain located in Canberra, Australia. Mount Majura lies close to the more prominent Mount Ainslie and at 888 metres is the highest point in Canberra...

, Mount Pleasant, Russell Hill, Red Hill

Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory

Red Hill is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after the northernmost hill of the ridge to the west of the suburb. The ridge is a reserve and managed as part of the Canberra Nature Park. The hill is an element of the central Canberra design...

, Mount Mugga, O'Connor Ridge, Bruce Ridge, Aranda Bushland, Mount Painter, The Pinnacle, Lyneham Ridge, Oakey Hill, Mount Taylor, Isaacs Ridge, Mount Stromlo, Mount Arawang, Neighbour Hill, Wanniassa Hill, and Narrabundah Hill are protected from development by the National Capital Plan and almost all are now part of the Canberra Nature Park system. These hills provide a scenic backdrop and natural setting for Canberra's urban areas, as originally set out in the Walter Burley Griffin

Walter Burley Griffin

Walter Burley Griffin was an American architect and landscape architect, who is best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australia's capital city...

 Plan.

Most people in Canberra live within easy walking distance of a Canberra Nature Park area.

The areas are typically enclosed by simple wire fences, or by house fences. Gates are provided for people to walk or run in the parks; motorbikes are excluded. Some parks with mountains have reservoirs, as part of ACT Electricity and Water's

ACTEW Corporation

ACTEW Corporation Limited is a government-owned company with assets and investments in water, wastewater, electricity, gas and telecommunications. ACTEW is wholly owned by the ACT Government...

 supply network

Water supply network

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.

Park	Vegetation	Area (km²)	Park	Vegetation	Area (km²)
Aranda Bushland	Forest	1.06	Black Mountain	Forest	4.52
Bruce Ridge	Forest	1.34	Cooleman Ridge	Woodland	1.89
Crace Grassland Reserve	Grassland	1.21	Dunlop Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory Dunlop is a suburb of Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Dunlop is located at the far north-west edge of Canberra, nearby the border with the state of New South Wales. Located approximately 11.6 kilometers north-west of the city, Dunlop is situated next to the suburbs of Fraser,...  Grassland Reserve	Grassland	1.06
Farrer Ridge	Woodland	1.78	Goorooyarroo	Woodland	7.01
Gossan Hill	Forest	0.48	Gungaderra Grassland Reserve	Grassland	2.70
Isaacs Ridge Reserve	Forest/Woodland	0.34	Jerrabomberra Wetland Reserve	Wetland	2.08
McQuoids Hill	Woodland	0.56	Mount Ainslie	Forest/woodland
Mount Majura Mount Majura Mount Majura, is a small mountain located in Canberra, Australia. Mount Majura lies close to the more prominent Mount Ainslie and at 888 metres is the highest point in Canberra...	Woodland		Mount Mugga Mugga	Woodland	1.05
Mount Painter Reserve	Woodland	0.86	Mount Pleasant	Woodland	0.50
Mount Taylor	Woodland	2.93	Mulanggari Grassland Reserve	Grassland	1.17
Mulligans Flat Reserve	Woodland	7.81	O'Connor Ridge	Forest	0.62
Oakey Hill Reserve	Woodland	0.66	Percival Hill Reserve	Forest	0.63
Red Hill Red Hill, Australian Capital Territory Red Hill is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after the northernmost hill of the ridge to the west of the suburb. The ridge is a reserve and managed as part of the Canberra Nature Park. The hill is an element of the central Canberra design...	Woodland	2.87	Rob Roy	Forest	19.77
The Pinnacle Reserve	Woodland	1.38	Tuggeranong Hill Tuggeranong Hill Tuggeranong Hill is located in Tuggeranong, Canberra. It is sometimes referred to as Mount Tuggeranong due to its prominence.Lanyon Valley is almost completely surrounded by hills and mountains and consequently television transmissions from Black Mountain are affected. To overcome this, there is a...	Woodland	3.17
Urambi Hills	Woodland	2.43	Wannissa Hills	Woodland	2.27

External links

• Canberra Nature Park - Territory and Municipal Services
• Park Maps - Territory and Municipal Services