National nature reserve is a United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with government conservation designation for a nature reserve A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. Nature reserves may be designated by government institutions in some countries, or by private landowners, such of national significance for biological or earth science interest.
The term was first introduced in the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 which gave the Countryside Commission It ceased to exist in 1999 when it was merged with the Rural Development Commission to form the Countryside Agency which has in turn evolved through split and merger into Natural England and Countryside Commission for Scotland the powers to designate reserves.
National Nature Reserves in the United Kingdom
- National Nature Reserves in England
- National Nature Reserves in Scotland
- National Nature Reserves in Wales
- National Nature Reserves in Northern Ireland
Categories: National Nature Reserves in the United Kingdom
