Editing Guy Fawkes River National Park

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{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type                   = protected
| name                   = Guy Fawkes River National Park
| state                  = nsw
| iucn_category          = Ib
| image                  = Guy Fawkes R.JPG
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| caption                = Guy Fawkes River National Park, NSW
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| coordinates            = {{coord|29|57|47|S|152|14|00|E|display=inline,title}}
| relief                 = yes
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| nearest_town_or_city   = [[Armidale, New South Wales|Armidale]]
| area                   = 1005.90
| area_footnotes         = 
| established            = 1972
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| managing_authorities   = [[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service]]
| url                    = www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/guy-fawkes-river-national-park
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'''Guy Fawkes River National Park''', a [[national park]] comprising {{convert|100590|ha}}, is located on the eastern edge of the [[New England (New South Wales)|New England]] [[Northern Tablelands|Tablelands]] and the western edge of the [[Dorrigo Plateau]], in north eastern [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]].

Access to the national park via [[Waterfall Way]], is near [[Ebor, New South Wales|Ebor]], {{convert|46|km}} south-west of [[Dorrigo, New South Wales|Dorrigo]] and {{convert|80|km}} north-east of [[Armidale, New South Wales|Armidale]]. The national park is approximately {{convert|560|km}} north of [[Sydney]]. Additional access points to more remote parts of the national park are via the Armidale-Grafton Road, via Marengo Road at [[Hernani, New South Wales|Hernani]], Sheepstation Creek Road at [[Dundurrabin, New South Wales|Dundurrabin]], Ellis Road and Boundary Creek Road south of [[Nymboida, New South Wales|Nymboida]]; or from the Old Grafton-Glen Innes Road, via Chaelundi Road at [[Dalmorton]]. From the west, the national park is accessible via [[Wards Mistake, New South Wales|Wards Mistake]].

Guy Fawkes River National Park has over 40 different vegetation communities, 28 threatened plant species, 24 threatened fauna species and significant areas of [[old-growth forest]] protected within the park. The [[Guy Fawkes River]] plunges off the Northern Tablelands at the [[Ebor Falls]]. There are spectacular examples of valley and rugged river gorges including the deeply incised Guy Fawkes River Valley along the line of an ancient [[fault line|fault]] through the park. The rugged gorges of the [[Aberfoyle River|Aberfoyle]], [[Sara River|Sara]] and [[Henry River (New South Wales)|Henry]] rivers also run through the park.

==Features==
Wild horses have lived in this park since the 1930s. In October 2000, over 600 horses in the Guy Fawkes River National Park were shot and killed from a helicopter during a controversial [[Culling|cull]] by the [[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service]].<ref>[http://www.guyfawkesheritagehorse.com.au/ Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse Association Inc.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119141549/http://www.guyfawkesheritagehorse.com.au/ |date=19 November 2008 }} Retrieved 7 January 2009.</ref> In response to public outcry, the Minister for the Environment, Mr Bob Debus, commissioned a study into the heritage value of horses in the park and indicated that, should the horses be found to have genuine heritage significance, they would be humanely removed from the park so that they can be managed properly in another location by people with an interest in their heritage value. In February 2002, the final report by the Heritage Working Party found that these horses had significant historical, military and cultural value. They are direct descendants of Australia's wartime cavalry horses, known as Walers, and are the only group of Australian wild horse to have proven heritage value.<ref>([[The Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse Association]] n.d)</ref> Since the campaign began to remove horses from there over 400 have been passively trapped, taken from the park, and 200 of these have been found a home elsewhere.<ref>''The Land Magazine'', p.3, 19 June 2008.</ref> The [[Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse Association]] (GFHHA) takes possession of horses passively removed from the GFRNP and offer them for sale to the public, they also manage the horses to maintain their inherent characteristics and to preserve the unique genetics of these wild horses. A formal register and Stud Book has been established for these purposes. The GFHHA also actively promotes the GF horse versatility by sponsoring classes held at local Ag Shows and encouraging horse owners to participate in all disciplines.

In the 1970s the [[Bicentennial National Trail]] was plotted to run along the western side of Guy Fawkes River on what is a [[Stock route|travelling stock route]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colongwilderness.org.au/archive/RedIndex/NSW/guy2.htm |title=Guy Fawkes |work=NSW Wilderness Index |publisher=The Colong Foundation for Wilderness Ltd |date=September 1999 |access-date=8 December 2008 |archive-date=26 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526060217/https://www.colongwilderness.org.au/archive/RedIndex/NSW/guy2.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Guy Fawkes River NP.jpg|thumb|left|Guy Fawkes River National Park]]{{clear|left}}

==See also==
* [[Boyd River (New South Wales)|Boyd River]]
* [[Chaelundi National Park]]
* [[Guy Fawkes]]
* [[Protected areas of New South Wales]]
* [[Sara River]]
* [[High Conservation Value Old Growth forest]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/parks/09143GuyFawkesPOM.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320201534/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/parks/09143GuyFawkesPOM.pdf |archive-date=2011-03-20 |url-status=live |title=Guy Fawkes River National Park, Nature Reserve and State Conservation Area: Plan of management }} ''[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]''. [[Department of Environment and Climate Change (New South Wales)|NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change]]. January 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-74232-158-5}}. 
*{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/Visitor/Files/PDF/Maps/guy-fawkes-pdf-map.ashx |title=Guy Fawkes River National Park and adjoining parks }}&nbsp;<small>3.4[[megabyte|MB]]</small>&nbsp;(Map). ''[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]''. 
*{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/Visitor/Files/PDF/Maps/guy-fawkes-walks-pdf-map.ashx |title=Walks map: Guy Fawkes River National Park and Mount Hyland Nature Reserve }}&nbsp;<small>2.1[[megabyte|MB]]</small>&nbsp;(Map). ''[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]''. 
*{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/~/media/Visitor/Files/PDF/Brochures/guy-fawkes-river-chaelundi-pdf.ashx |title=Guy Fawkes River and Chaelundi National Parks and Reserves }}&nbsp;(Brochure). ''[[National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)|NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service]]''. [[Department of Environment and Climate Change (New South Wales)|NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change]]. 2007.

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[[Category:Northern Tablelands]]
[[Category:New England (New South Wales)]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1972]]
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[[Category:Armidale Regional Council]]
[[Category:Clarence Valley Council]]
[[Category:Glen Innes Severn]]