Editing Badgingarra National Park

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{{Infobox Australian place
| type                   = protected
| name                   = Badgingarra National Park
| state                  = wa
| iucn_category          = II
| image                  = Badgingarra National Park view over Badgingarra.JPG
| caption                = The view from a breakaway looking south-east towards the township of Badgingarra
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| zoom                   = 10
| coordinates            = {{coord|30|28|07|S|115|26|23|E|display=inline,title}}
| relief                 = yes
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| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Badgingarra, Western Australia|Badgingarra]]
| area                   = 131.08
| area_footnotes         = <ref name="ParkAreas">{{cite journal|year=2010 |title=Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report |journal=Annual Report |pages=48 |publisher=Department of Environment and Conservation |issn=1835-114X |url=http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/6139/2345/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111124319/http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/6139/2345/ |archive-date=11 January 2011 }}</ref>
| established            = 1973
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| visitation_num         = 
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| managing_authorities   = [[Parks and Wildlife Service (Western Australia)|Parks and Wildlife Service]]
| url                    = http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_hotproperty/task,view/id,66/Itemid,1584/
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'''Badgingarra National Park''' is a national park in [[Western Australia]], 190&nbsp;km north of [[Perth]] off the [[Brand Highway]] adjacent to the town of [[Badgingarra, Western Australia|Badgingarra]].

The park is {{convert|13108|ha}}<ref name="ParkAreas"/> in area and features high breakaway country overlooking low undulating sandplains. The park is renowned for its incredible diversity of endemic wildflowers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_hotproperty/task,view/id,66/Itemid,1584/|publisher=Government of Western Australia|title=Park Finder Badgingarra National Park|access-date=3 April 2011|archive-date=29 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629122529/http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_hotproperty/task,view/id,66/Itemid,1584/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Mullering Brook passes through the park creating a swampy area.

The area is mostly composed of low scrub with plant species such as [[Eucalyptus macrocarpa|mottlecah]], [[Conospermum|smokebush]], ''[[Banksia]]'', ''[[Verticordia]]'', [[kangaroo paw]] and the rare [[Eucalyptus pendens|Badgingarra mallee]] are found throughout the area.
The area is threatened by the spread of [[Forest dieback|dieback]].

Some of the spectacular wildflowers that can be found within the park include rare species such as ''[[Hakea flabellifolia]]'', ''[[Strangea cynanchicarpa]]'' and ''[[Eucalyptus pendens]]''.<ref>{{cite AHD|10200|Badgingarra National Park|date=2010|accessdate=14 November 2010}}</ref>

Many animals such as [[western grey kangaroo]]s, [[emu]]s, [[bustard]]s and [[wedgetail eagle]]s also inhabit the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/western-australia/australias-coral-coast/attractions/natural/badgingarra-national-park/|title=About Australia - Badgingarra Valley National Park|year=2008|access-date=30 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326154030/http://www.about-australia.com/travel-guides/western-australia/australias-coral-coast/attractions/natural/badgingarra-national-park/|archive-date=26 March 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==References==
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{{National Parks of Western Australia}}


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[[Category:National parks of Western Australia]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1973]]
[[Category:Shire of Dandaragan]]


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