    wattle park is a public park in melbourne, australia, located in the suburb of burwood. it is known for its plantation of 12,000 wattle trees. it is currently maintained by parks victoria. the park provides public open space for recreation, as well as sporting facilities (accessed on a fee paying basis). ==location and facilities== wattle park is located in the melbourne suburb of burwood within the city of whitehorse, approximately 13&nbsp;km east of melbourne's cbd. approximately one third of the park is recorded as a heritage place by heritage victoria and the national trust of australia has also classified the park. the "lone pine" is listed on the national trust's significant tree register, the seed having been grown from a pine tree in gallipoli, turkey as a reminder of the anzac's involvement in ww1. there are two children's playgrounds, bbq's, tables & seats. two heritage 'w' class trams offer shelter. public toilets are located near wattle park chalet on monsborough drive, the access road off riversdale road. there is a large grassed sports oval, a 9 hole public golf course with cafe, and public tennis courts are available by booking. there are a number of walking tracks through the bush and a perimeter track. dogs can be walked on lead. ==flora and fauna== the park contains areas of indigenous remnant bush land which has been identified as regionally significant. the urban fauna survey unit (department of conservation forests and lands, 1989) nominated the site as one of regional significance on the basis of its high diversity of common native fauna in a suburban environment. there are 20 species of butterfly, at least 60 species of beetle, 3 species of frogs, bats, skinks, ringtail and brushtail possums. the park's bird life contains (among others) kookaburras, rosella, rainbow lorikeet, galahs and gang-gang cockatoo."parks victoria: wattle park", parks victoria. accessed on 21 july 2009 ==history== thumb|a small wattle tree in bloom, august 2006 the park was first created when the hawthorn tramway trust (htt) purchased 137 acres (554,000 mÂ²) of land fro
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