Churchill-Nationalpark

The Churchill National Park is a national park in the southern Australian state of Victoria, 31 km south-east of the city center of Melbourne. It is located in the district of Lysterfield South, 5 km north-east of Dandenong. He is connected to the Lysterfield Lake Park and two parks together cover an area of 16.68 km ².

The Churchill National Park offers loose eucalyptus forest with many animals in it. There are many hiking trails, for example, the channel track, surrounded by dense forest at the old aqueduct, or the Eastern Boundary Track, which is especially recommended for cyclists and joggers. Bird watching is recommended in Churchill National Park very much; a good observing site is the dam along the Northern Boundary track.

History

Today Churchill National Park was formerly the site of the police headquarters and offered pasture for the police horses. Later, the area was called Police Paddocks. In the 1920s, the urban development of the area changed: quarries for road construction were opened, dug a canal to supply Dandenong and the State Electricity Commission received approval for a high- voltage line. Forest fires and deforestation, did the rest. 1941, the area to the Dandenong National Park was (not to be confused with the Dandenong Ranges National Park ) explains and renamed in 1944 in Churchill National Park ( after Sir Winston Churchill).

Fauna

The national park is famous for its 173 species of birds, such as the mane goose or duck the eyebrow. Most mammals are nocturnal and so it is recommended to come early or late to go, so you can see which with luck, for example, Echidnas, wallabies and kangaroos. However, the echidna are also active during the day and looking at the earth after ants and larvae.

Facilities

The picnic area has a gas BBQ, toilets and a shelter. It lies at the end of the access road.