Designations
Designations in the UK
- Created by: Lucy_Rhiannon
- Created on: 04-02-16 20:50
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- Designations
- SSSI
- Site of special scientific interest.
- Designated by Natural England.
- Designated for their plants, animals and geological features or land forms.
- Example: Leighten Moss, Lancashire
- NNR
- National nature reserve
- Designated by Natural England, or the countryside council for wales under the Access to the Countryside Act (1949)
- To protection and the appropriately manage the most important areas of wildlife habitat. To provide a resource for scientific research and for recreational purposes.
- Example: Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall
- SAC
- Special Conservation Area
- Designated by the HC habitat directive
- has been set up to protect and suitably manage habitats for venerable plants and animals
- Example: Dartmoor, Devon
- MNR
- Marine Nature Reserve
- Designated under the wildlife and countryside act (1981)
- Example: Skomer Island, Wales
- LNR
- Local Nature Reserve
- Designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act (1981)
- They are owned and managed by the local authorities
- Example: Fairy Glen, Wales
- RAMSAR
- An international treaty which can be signed by any country that protects important wetlands.
- It is designed to ensure sustainable use of important wetlands, especially as a habitat for birds.
- Example: the Isles of Scilly
- AONB
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- To protect and enhance the natural beauty of an area
- Designated by Natural England, or the Countryside Council in Wales
- Example: Anglesey
- LPO
- Limestone Pavement Orders
- Designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981)
- prohibits the removal of rocks to protect the landscape
- Example: Malham Tarn
- SPA
- Special Protection Area
- To protect and manage areas of importance to rear and vulnerable birds
- Designated by the EC Birds Directive
- Example: The Severn Estuary
- National Trails
- long distance routes through the best landscapes in England and Wales
- Designed for recreational purposes
- Example: the Cotswold Way
- Heritage Coasts
- Developed to conserve the best stretches of undeveloped coasts in the UK
- To protect the natural beauty and the terrestrial, coastal and marine flora and fauna
- Example: Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall
- World heritage sites
- marked for be of cultural, physical, or natural value
- To protect the worlds natural or cultural value
- Example: Stone Henge
- Country Park
- Owned by the local authorities and is usually near an urban area, often on brownfield sites
- Used for public recreation
- Example: Tyne riverside country park
- National Parks
- Designated under the Access to the Countryside Act (1949)
- To Enhance and protect the natural beauty, wildlife and heritage of an area
- Example: Snowdonia, Wales
- SSSI
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