Australian Capital Territory (abbreviated ACT) (formerly, "The Territory for the Seat of Government" and, later, the "Federal Capital Territory") is a territory in the south east of Australia, enclaved within New South Wales.  It is the smallest self-governing internal territory in Australia.  

The only (and by definition the most populous) city is Camberra, the capital city of Australia.
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The ACT also has a small strip of territory around the southern end of the Beecroft Peninsula, which is the northern headland of Jervis Bay.

ACT fauna emblem.

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Gang-gang cockatoo

ACT flora emblem

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Royal bluebell

ACT State flag

ACT Coat of Arms.

ACT Parks & Wildlife Conservation Service

Parks in the Australian Capital Territory and controlled by the ACT Parks and Conservation Service which comes under the Environment and Planning Directorate.

Types of Parks in the Australian Capital Territory.

  • National Park
  • Nature Reserves (some of which form the Canberra Nature Park)
  • Special Purpose Reserves
  • Recreation Area

Qualifying parks in the ACT

There are currently 46 qualifying parks in the ACT.  They consist of Namadgi NP, numerous Nature Parks, and the Bimberi Wilderness Area.

The list of parks was compiled from CAPAD 2016 data, Environment ACT information, and also with the assistance of Ian VK1DI, Andrew VK1AD, and Andrew VK1DA.

List of qualifying Parks for WWFF in the ACT.

  1. Aranda Bushland Nature Reserve VKFF-0833
  2. Bimberi Wilderness Area VKFF-0983
  3. Black Mountain Nature Reserve VKFF-0834
  4. Bruce Ridge Nature Reserve VKFF-0835
  5. Bullen Range Nature Reserve VKFF-0984
  6. Callum Brae Nature Reserve VKFF-0836
  7. Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve VKFF-0837
  8. Crace Grassland Nature Reserve VKFF-0838
  9. Dunlop Grassland Nature Reserve VKFF-0839
  10. Farrer Ridge Nature Reserve VKFF-0840
  11. Gigerline Nature Reserve VKFF-0985
  12. Goorooryaroo Nature Reserve VKFF-0841
  13. Gossan Hill Nature Reserve VKFF-0842
  14. Gungaderra Grassland Nature Reserve VKFF-0843
  15. Gungahlin Hill Nature Reserve VKFF-0844
  16. Issacs Ridge Nature Reserve VKFF-0845​
  17. Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve VKFF-0847
  18. Kama Nature Reserve VKFF-0848
  19. Kinlyside Nature Reserve VKFF-1774
  20. Lower Molonglo River Corridor Nature Reserve VKFF-0990
  21. McQuoids Hill Nature Reserve VKFF-0849
  22. Molonglo Gorge Nature Reserve VKFF-0991
  23. Mount Ainslee Nature Reserve VKFF-0850
  24. Mount Majura Nature Reserve VKFF-0851
  25. Mount Mugga Mugga Nature Reserve VKFF-0852
  26. Mount Painter Nature Reserve VKFF-0853
  27. Mount Pleasant Nature Reserve VKFF-1775
  28. Mount Taylor Nature Reserve VKFF-0854
  29. Mulanggari Grassland Nature Reserve VKFF-0856
  30. Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve VKFF-0855
  31. Namadgi National Park VKFF-0377
  32. O'Connor Ridge Nature Reserve VKFF-0857
  33. Oakey Hill Nature Reserve VKFF-0858
  34. Old Naas Travelling Stock Route (TSR) Nature Reserve VKFF-0992
  35. Percival Hill Nature Reserve VKFF-0859
  36. Red Hill Nature Reserve VKFF-0860
  37. Rob Roy Nature Reserve VKFF-0861
  38. Stony Creek Nature Reserve VKFF-0986
  39. Swamp Creek Nature Reserve VKFF-0987
  40. The Pinnacle Nature Reserve VKFF-0862
  41. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve VKFF-0989
  42. Tuggeranong Hill Nature Reserve VKFF-0863
  43. Urambi Hills Nature Reserve VKFF-0864
  44. Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve VKFF-0865 
  45. West Jerrabomberra Nature Reserve, VKFF-0993
  46. Woodstock Nature Reserve VKFF-0988

Extra information

  • Gungahlin Hill Nature Reserve VKFF-0844 is a very small area which is managed as part of the ‘Gungaderra Grassland Nature Reserve’.
  • ​West Jerrabomberra Nature Reserve VKFF-0993 is also known as the Jerrabomberra West Grassland Nature Reserve and Jerrabomberra West Grasslands Nature Reserve.
  • Kinlyside is also referred to as Kinleyside in the 2016 CAPAD data.

WWFF history in the ACT

8th July 2017:

The following 2 parks were added to the WWFF Directory:

  1. Kinlyside Nature Reserve VKFF-1774
  2. ​Mount Pleasant Nature Reserve VKFF-1775

21st September 2015:

The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:
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  1. Lower Molonglo River Corridor Nature Reserve
  2. Molonglo Gorge Nature Reserve
  3. Old Naas Travelling Stock Route Nature Reserve
  4. West Jerrambomberra Nature Reserve
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19th September 2015:

The following parks were added to the WWFF Directory:

  1. Bimberi Wilderness Area VKFF-0983
  2. Bullen Range Nature Reserve VKFF-0984
  3. Gigerline Nature Reserve VKFF-0985
  4. Stony Creek Nature Reserve VKFF-0986
  5. Swamp Creek Nature Reserve VKFF-0987
  6. Woodstock Nature Reserve VKFF-0988
  7. Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve VKFF-0989

21st May 2015:

33 Canberra Nature Parks added to the WWFF Directory.  They being:
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  1. Aranda Bushland Nature Reserve
  2. Black Mountain Nature Reserve
  3. Bruce Ridge Nature Reserve
  4. Callum Brae Nature Reserve
  5. Cooleman Ridge Nature Reserve
  6. Crace Grassland Nature Reserve
  7. Dunlop Grassland Nature Reserve
  8. Farrer Ridge Nature Reserve
  9. Goorooyaroo Nature Reserve
  10. Gossan Hill Nature Reserve
  11. Gungaderra Grassland Nature Reserve
  12. Gungahlin Hill Nature Reserve
  13. Isaacs Ridge Nature Reserve
  14. Jerrabomberra Grasslands Nature Reserve
  15. Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve
  16. Kama Nature Reserve
  17. McQuoids Hill Nature Reserve
  18. Mount Ainslee Nature Reserve
  19. Mount Majura Nature Reserve
  20. Mount Mugga Mugga Nature Reserve
  21. Mount Painter Nature Reserve
  22. Mount Taylor Nature Reserve
  23. ​Mulanggari Grassland Nature Reserve
  24. Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve
  25. O'Connor Ridge Nature Reserve
  26. Oakey Ridge Nature Reserve
  27. Percival Hill Nature Reserve
  28. Red Hill Nature Reserve
  29. Rob Roy Nature Reserve
  30. The Pinnacle Nature Reserve
  31. Tuggeranong Hill Nature Reserve
  32. Urambi Hills Nature Reserve
  33. Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve

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Info courtesy of:-
1.  Environment ACT
2.  Wikipedia, www.wikipedia.org