The Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park is located on the Fleurieu Peninsula some 46 km south of Adelaide and lies between the coastal townships of Aldinga Beach in the north and Sellicks Beach to the south.
This aerial photograph, taken in 1992, shows the Aldinga Scrub with Aldinga Beach housing to the north (top of picture) and the area popularly known as Silver Sands to the south. The Washpool and the remnants of the Blue Lagoon appear at the bottom of the photograph.
The Aldinga Scrub is one of the few remaining patches of native vegetation characterising the pre-settlement coastal scrubland in the vicinity of what is now greater Adelaide. It is of rare significance and is noted for its unusual association of plants including species characteristic of sclerophyll forest, mallee scrub and coastal sands.
From the early years of the twentieth century the Aldinga Scrub has been threatened by diversion of water through drains to the open sea. In the post WW2 period disturbance to the coastal dunes and the gradual invasion of residential development has further put the Scrub at risk.
In 1985 the Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park was gazetted and in 1987 the Friends of Aldinga Scrub was formed to protect the Scrub and to lobby on its behalf. The Friends are affiliated with the statewide Friends of Parks network.
A detailed description of Aldinga Scrub is provided by the Register of the National Estate.