Holmes Jungle Nature Park
Holmes Jungle Nature Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia consisting of a small, relatively isolated area of monsoon forest at the edge of northern suburbs of the territorial capital of Darwin. It provided a habitat for a large variety of native birds, mammals and reptiles which are able to breed and find refuge in the thick vegetation. The area of the park is approximately 250 hectares and Pine Creek winds its way through the park to its centre.[2] The creek connects up other waterways of the Shoal Bay area and saltwater crocodiles can always be present.[3] The park provides an interesting field trip for locals, young families and visitors.[4]
Once known as "Holtze Jungle" after the Government Gardener Maurice William Holtze who held land in the area, it was renamed "Holmes Jungle" after Felix Holmes, a butcher who once raised cattle in the area.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016)". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Holmes Jungle Nature Park" (PDF). Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Holmes Jungle Nature Park" (PDF). Holmes Jungle Nature Park Saltwater Crocodile Management for Visitor Safety Plan. August 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Trip Advisor Australia". Holmes Jungle Nature Park. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Holtze (Locality) Litchfield in "The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area"". Place Names Committee for the Northern Territory. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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