Level of Significance
- File
- Local
- Regional
- State
- National
Age (approx)
90yrsTrees
40000Diameter
0.6mHeight - 20m
Details
Common name
Weston Park
Botanical name
Weston Park
Other name
Weston Park
Type
Plantation
Condition
Good
Municipality
Act (ACT)
Location
Weston Park Rd Yarralumla ACT 2600
Access
Restricted
Significances
- Contemporary association (Social)
- Park/Garden/Town (Historic)
- Person/Group/Institution (Historic)
Date of measurement
17 Jun 2014
Date of classification
29 Jun 2014
Statement of Significance
Weston Park exhibits a richness of historic plants significant as individual specimens and as examples of horticultural experiments. The site contains Eucalyptus michaeliana, a rare species.
Weston Park has considerable aesthetic appeal with a variety of vistas, colour and form of vegetation and spatial characteristics.
History
Weston Park is a mature cultural landscape from the earliest period of Canberra on a peninsula formed with the damming of Lake Burley Griffin. The basic framework of planting established by Weston and Pryor remains, with approximately one third of the area intensely developed for recreational use.