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MSN Encarta - National Parks and Nature Reserves Many national parks and nature reserves are affected by a conflict between the needs of conservation and recreation; by their sheer numbers, visitors may unintentionally destroy the landscapes or interfere with the flora and fauna that the parks were created to protect. The designation of national parks and nature reserves can also conflict with other possible uses for the land and resources, especially in the relatively remote, sparsely populated, and politically unimportant areas which tend to be most suitable for conservation. The concept of creating national parks and nature reserves developed in the early 19th century in response to increasing industrialization that had begun to cause large-scale damage or destruction to natural environments in western Europe and North America. uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_781528702/National_Parks_and_Nature_Reserves.html   (993 words)

Nature Reserves and Local People Nature Reserves and statutory environmental designations help maintain these areas in the condition in which visitors expect to see them, and the provision of nature trails, literature, displays and other visitor facilities enhance the experience. Insh Marshes Nature Reserve is an outstanding wetland of international importance covering 1,000 hectares of the floodplain of the river Spey between Kingussie and Kincraig in Inverness-shire. Staff on the reserve maintain the grazing infrastructure of fencing, gates, ditches, tracks and bridges, and provide further help in the form of electric fencing, some assistance with animal husbandry, tractor topping of rushes, control of scrub and, from 1998, the provision of stock handling pens. www.caledonia.org.uk /socialland/reserves.htm   (2116 words)

SAS Chapter 10: page 1 The total area of National Nature Reserves in Scotland is 114,296 ha, and this represents 1.45% of the total land area. The estimated total population of grey seals in Scotland in 1996 was 102,800. Scotland’s total water consumption has increased over the past five years at a rate of 14.6 megalitres per day per year. www.scotland.gov.uk /library/sas/sa10-01.htm   (220 words)

Restoration Round-up (Do or Die) Alongside Forest Enterprise, the National Trust for Scotland and others, they have been installing fencing (to allow natural regeneration free of deer grazing), planting trees where there is no seed source, felling non-native conifers, removing redundant fences, surveying and so on. The reserve was complete and "looking idyllic", when along came another proposal: for a permanent flood alleviation scheme (which they needed), but with the typical sting in the tail of a road, car park and loading bay straight through the middle of the reserve, threatening everything they had created. The Hucking Court Estate, purchased by the Woodland Trust in 1997, is 390 acres of arable land and 180 acres of woodland in the North Downs near Maidstone in Kent - unfortunately sandwiched between the M2 and the M20 motorways. www.eco-action.org /dod/no8/rehealing.html   (7075 words)

BBC News SCOTLAND Foot-and-mouth disease timeline All Scotland's national nature reserves, including many popular hillwalking mountains, are closed to the public until further notice. Jim Walker, president of the National Farmers' Union of Scotland, says the arrival of the epidemic in Scotland is "a tragedy for the whole industry". Scotland's Rural Affairs Minister, Ross Finnie, announces a complete restriction on animal movements in Scotland, as part of the Britain-wide ban prompted by the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/scotland/1197150.stm   (899 words)

National Nature Reserves - Eduseek National Nature Reserves - SNH - Information and a searchable database provided by Scottish Natural Heritage on all the National Nature Reserves in Scotland National Nature Reserves - English Nature - Searchable map based database with information on all the designated areas in England. National Nature Reserve - Naturenet - Independent information from naturenet with links to the pages of the various statutory bodies. www.eduseek.com /navigate.php?ID=5104   (132 words)

Tourism in England Plus various National Nature Reserves, Heritage Coasts and other protected areas. The Peak District, a national park in Derbyshire. The Lake District, a national park with hills and lakes, including Lake Windermere. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/to/tourism_in_england.html   (596 words)

Nature reserves in Scotland: final report by the Scottish National Parks Committee and the Scottish Wild Life Conservation Committee National parks and the conservation of nature in Scotland: final report: nature reserves in Scotland Nature reserves in Scotland: final report by the Scottish National Parks Committee and the Scottish Wild Life Conservation Committee 1 map "Nature reserves: proposed..."; Index of "Recommended nature reserves and conservation areas" www.bopcris.ac.uk /bopall/ref9589.html   (139 words)

newsarchive21 SNH chairman John Markland, said: ''National Nature Reserves are exceptional places where the outstanding natural heritage of Scotland can be managed and promoted for the enjoyment of people and for the conservation of nature. The event was hosted jointly by Scottish Natural Heritage, the organisation responsible for National Nature Reserves in Scotland, the Forestry Commission, which manages the land, and the Strathglass Community Development Group, which will represent the local community in the reserve’s future management. The status of National Nature Reserve has been awarded by Scottish Natural Heritage in recognition of its internationally important natural heritage, the importance of the glen for recreation and public enjoyment, and the sensitive management of the glen by the Forestry Commission over many years. www.walkscotland.com /newsarchive21.htm   (1684 words)

Keeping a log - [Sunday Herald] National Nature Reserves have been increasingly geared towards attracting visitors so they are not just seen as beautiful places protected from people, but preserved for people to appreciate and learn from. But ironically, in many cases the remaining woods we have in Scotland are due in part to their management for the timber extraction and charcoal-burning industries of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Scotland’s ancient woodlands are so teeming with life they are known as temperate rainforests. www.sundayherald.com /37111   (1300 words)

Scottish Natural Heritage Of the 71 National Nature Reserves in Scotland, SNH owns nearly 100 percent of the land on 17, over 50 percent on 6, and less than 50 percent on a further 11. The NNR is being reserved for nature, the benefit of wildlife and the nation; although on some reserves a crop of sheep, venison or trees is a by-product of running the Reserve. Scotland’s natural heritage is a local, national and global asset. www.caledonia.org.uk /land/snh.htm   (762 words)

European Parks and Reserves (from national parks) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia It borders the Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska, U.S., to the west and southwest and the Tatshenshini-Alsek Wilderness Provincial Park in British Columbia to the southeast. It was established in 1928 as a game reserve, and as a national park in 1930. Lake District, Peak District, and Yorkshire Dales national parks are among the largest in England. www.britannica.com /ebi/article-205177?tocId=205177   (901 words)

0711p.htm The two reserves together contain one of the few remaining areas of undisturbed soil cover which is in the form of a black organic-rich surface layer lying over heavy brown clay or volcanic basalt and trachybasalt rock. It is now a National Forest owned in its entirety by the Government of St. Helena, following the recent purchase of the private section. The maintenance of the natural vegetation is seen as a priority and this is reflected in the existence of a well-established plant conservation programme. www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0711p.htm   (2518 words)

National Nature Reserves in Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia National Nature Reserves in Northern Ireland are designated and maintained by the Environment and Heritage Service in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Categories: National Nature Reserves in the United Kingdom This page was last modified 23:50, 7 September 2005. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Nature_Reserves_in_Northern_Ireland   (67 words)

Reserves - The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPB nature reserves provide excellent opportunity to watch birds and other wildlife in some of the most beautiful parts of the country. There are over 150 RSPB nature reserves to visit throughout the UK, covering more than 240,000 acres. Loch Winnoch RSPB Reserve, Aird Meadow Loch and hides - Andy Hay (rspb-images.com, Ref: 2004_6244_009) www.rspb.org.uk /reserves   (90 words)

Royal Deeside, Scotland : Nature Reserves 2 The Muir of Dinnet is a National Nature Reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) lying mid-way between Ballater and Aboyne. The National Nature Reserve is under the care of Scottish Natural Heritage. One of the largest in Scotland, the pinewood hosts a fascinating array of plants and wildlife, including Scotland's only unique bird, the Scottish Crossbill, and a population of capercaillie. www.royal-deeside.org.uk /rdattract/reserve2.htm   (830 words)

Scotland's National Nature Reserves National Nature Reserves (NNRs) are magical places where you can experience the incredible sights and sounds of Scotland's natural world. Scotland’s newest National Nature Reserve (NNR) Corrie Fee is now creating a management plan for the future. A new grazing regime is to be introduced at Cairnsmore of Fleet National Nature Reserve in an effort to restore extensive areas of heather habitat. www.nnr-scotland.org.uk   (252 words)

ST KILDA, SCOTLAND FACTS AND INFORMATION The islands were purchased by the Marquess_of_Bute in 1931, and he later bequeathed them to the National Trust for Scotland in 1957. In a 2005 poll of ''Radio_Times'' readers, St Kilda was named as the 9th greatest natural wonder in Britain. Then, on 29_August 1930, the last 36 remaining inhabitants were evacuated, at their own request, to the Scottish mainland. www.palfacts.com /St_Kilda,_Scotland   (591 words)

LOCH LOMOND FACTS AND INFORMATION Loch Lomond (pronounced LOW-mond) (Scottish_Gaelic ''Loch Laomainn'') is a Scottish loch (lake) located in both the western lowlands of Central Scotland and the southern Highlands. It is located in the administrative districts of Stirling, Argyll_and_Bute, and West_Dunbartonshire, and its southern shores lie approximately 14 miles (23 km) north of Glasgow, the country's largest city. In a 2005 poll of ''Radio_Times'' readers, Loch Lomond was named as the 6th greatest natural wonder in Britain. www.gottogetflowers.com /Loch_Lomond   (446 words)

St Kilda - Today SNH has produced a set of posters/postcards, a bilingual colour leaflet about the National Nature Reserve and a short video in both English and Gaelic about the marine life, all of which are available from the NTS or direct from SNH. St Kilda was bequeathed to The National Trust for Scotland by the 5th Marquess of Bute in 1957. This changed in September 2003 when the Trust was granted ‘Approved Status’ by SNH to manage the National Nature Reserve directly. www.kilda.org.uk /stkildatoday.htm   (918 words)

Nature Reserves - Growing schools A visit to a nature reserve offers limitless opportunities for study, from fragile habitats and the science of life processes, to conservation issues and the effects of global warming on our native animals and plant life. The reserve is a wildlife oasis, rich in dragonflies, butterflies, orchids, bird life, and even deer... Thatcham's network of gravel pits, reedbed, woodland, hedges and grassland is rich in wildlife and p... www.teachernet.gov.uk /growingschools/resources/placestovisit/categories.cfm?id=7   (1400 words)

Ben Lawers NNR Newsletter National Nature Reserves are intended to be places with outstanding natural features, where these are being managed to a high standard for a viable future, where people can visit and enjoy them, learn about them and perhaps contribute in some way to their conservation. The designation NNR is applied by Scottish Natural Heritage, the government agency responsible for promoting nature conservation in Scotland, and also for issues relating to access to the countryside. The National Trust for Scotland owns eight outstanding mountain properties, with a total of 46 Munros, (separate mountains over 3,000 feet), which are the attractions for many hill goers. www.csd.net /~amacmill/sean/benlawers.htm   (1998 words)

About SNH - The organisation - Corporate Services NNRs are areas of land, set aside for nature, where the main purpose of management is the conservation of habitats and species of national and international significance. Scotland’s NNRs include some of our best known natural assets such as Beinn Eighe, the Cairngorms and St Kilda, as well as less familiar yet equally spectacular reserves like Tentsmuir Point in Fife or Silver Flowe in Dumfries and Galloway. There are currently 73 NNRs in Scotland, ranging from wide expanses of mountain scenery to ancient woodlands and from remote islands to lowland lochs. www.snh.org.uk /scripts-snh/ab-pa02.asp   (231 words)

People and Nature These are being encouraged in Scotland under the auspices of the Scottish Biodiversity Group, and a manual of practical guidance was published in December 1997. This concluded that a rather smaller proportion of Scotland's land area (18%) was subject to the major statutory natural heritage designations than in England; and that, although there are a large number of different designations, only a relatively small number of these (including SSSIs) are of any real significance. There were 1,441 SSSIs in Scotland at 31 March 1998, covering 917,071 hectares or 11.6% of Scotland's total land area. www.scotland.gov.uk /library/documents-w1/pandn-04.htm   (1362 words)

Loch Maree and Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve and web links to related websites Scotland has many wonderful beaches and within 10 minutes of the holiday accommodation at Camusnagaul, Dundonnell you can visit Gruinard Bay and a little further the sandy beaches at Mellon Udrigle. When you are visiting Scotland on holiday the accommodation around Dundonnell make a great choice for visiting and touring around the Scottish Highlands to such places as Ullapool, Lochinver, Poolewe and Gairloch. A 40 page report on plants found in the mountains of Scotland (Adobe pdf format) www.poolewe.camusnagaul.com /lochmaree.htm   (911 words)

Scottish Natural Heritage Headscape Scotland's National Nature Reserves now have a web presence on a new site produced by Headscape for Scottish Natural Heritage. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) is responsible for the care and promotion of Scotland's National Nature Reserves (NNRs). Under a new marketing initiative, SNH is raising the profile of the NNRs to promote the spectacular beauty and diversity of Scotland's natural heritage to a wide audience. www.headscape.co.uk /case_study.asp?PageID=121&ArticleId=73   (252 words)

Crathes Castle Gardens forests nature reserves Muir of Dinnet Royal Deeside Grampians Scotland A beautiful national nature reserve of regenerating woodland surrounding two small lochs. The Muir of Dinnet (area 2287ha) is an SSSI and a Natural Nature Reserve designated because of its value as a habitat for flora and fauna, and important geomorphological features. A large estate containing some of the wildest countryside in Scotland including Ben McDhui, the second highest mountain in Britain and 3 of the other 5 highest mountains in he UK. www.lochkinord.com /attractions/gardens.htm   (556 words)

Scotland (Map 3N04) : Nature Reserves Nature reserve consisting of open water, woodland and marsh. Inchailloch is cloaked in oak woodland with its associated bird life and flora. The Fairy Isles reserve lies at the head of Loch Sween. www.activitypoint.co.uk /cgi-bin/list.cgi?r=3n04&c=N12   (59 words)

Dalbeattie Domain - Wildlife Reserves in Dumfries and Galloway The SNH is the lead agency in Scotland for protecting the nation's natural heritage. Wigtown Bay Local Nature Reserve : This area of coastal wetland is located on the eastern side of the Machars, about four miles south of Newton Stewart. Mull of Galloway : This reserve is at the southern end of the Mull, within the wall across the Mull near the lighthouse. www.dalbeattie.com /wildlife/reserves.htm   (1039 words)

Directory Wild Places Directory Nature Reserves - National Queen Elizabeth Country Park & Butser Hill National Nature Reserve Send message - UK Wildlife Directory Queen Elizabeth Country Park and Butser Hill National Nature Reserve is jointly owned and run by Hampshire County Council and the Forestry Commissio... Private Nature Reserves- Lusty Hill Farm - England, x. Sorby Natural History Society, Sheffield - England, Sheffield. www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk /directory/mail-421-3-19-0-0.html   (168 words)

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