Kinchega National Park field study

• Students meet the Ranger at the Historic Kinchega Woolshed carpark for an introduction to Kinchega National Park
• Students walk 300m to study site and help set up quadrants
• Students walk transect collecting biotic and abiotic data
• Students use random quadrats to sample area for biotic data
• Students measure the heights of trees using different methods
• Students discuss arid adaptions with Discovery Ranger

Everyone needs to wear a hat and sunscreen, bring wet weather gear, and lunch which should be low waste with a refillable water bottle. Students should bring gear in a backpack or similar (not plastic bags).

From Broken Hill:

• Take Menindee Road, which becomes Nr Menindee - Broken Hill Road as you leave town
• This takes you all the way to Menindee and the entrance of Kinchega National Park

On entering Kinchega National Park:

• Take Woolshed Drive
• The Kinchega Woolshed is 15km from the park entrance

Road quality

Check the weather before you set out as roads in Kinchega National Park can be closed in heavy rain.

• Unsealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• Dry weather only

Parking

Parking is available in hard-packed ground carparks at Kinchega Woolshed.

• Kinchega National Park field study factsheet

Disability access level - hard

Wheelchairs can access this area with some difficulty. Please let us know in advance if you are bringing someone with special needs so that we can plan accordingly.