Bladensburg-Nationalpark

The Bladensburg National Park (English: Bladensburg National Park ) is a national park in the center of the Australian state of Queensland.

Location

It is located 1152 km north-east of Brisbane, just south of Winton. The 849 -square-mile area was declared a National Park in 1984.

Fauna

The most common birds in the area are the Painted Amadine, the Russet crowned Emu - wren ( Stipiturus ruficeps ) and the Rotbraunkehlige honeyeater ( Conopophila rufogularis ).

Landforms

In the park, there are grasslands, river valleys, sandstone mountains and mesas. The main watercourse is the often parched Surprise Creek. In floods it becomes a braided stream.

The area south of the park consists of zergliedertem tableland with mesas and Härtlingen. Further south there are large stretches of sand.

History

Bladensburg was once a sheep station and is now protected as an area of ​​high Biodiversivität. The largest part belongs to the region Gone Away Tablelands bioregion of the Channel Country, but also includes parts of the bioregion Mitchell Grass Downs. In the old farmhouse of Bladensburg, which was probably transported in the 1910s there, now the visitor center is housed.

The park dinosaur fossil find, as well as old stock and ceremonial places of the Aborigines. On Skull Hole, a waterhole in the park, was a massacre take place on Aborigines, which became known as Bladensburg massacre.

Facilities and access

The park can be reached by road from Winton from 16 km away. The camping is permitted on the banks of the Surprise Creek. Drinking water is not available.