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Site name Photograph Area Date of designation Location Map Citation Description Aberlady Bay: 582 hectares 14 July 1952 [1: a] [a][a]Bangley Quarry [a]3.92 hectares
NatureScot is the Scottish Government's adviser on all aspects of nature, wildlife management and landscape across Scotland, and also helps the Scottish Government meet its responsibilities under European environmental laws, particularly in relation to the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive. [4]
Altnaharra (Scottish Gaelic: Allt na h-Eirbhe) [1] is a small hamlet in Sutherland in the Highland region of northern Scotland. The hamlet is on the A836 road, close to its junction with the B873. The nearest villages are Lairg and Tongue. Lochs in the area include Loch Naver and Loch Eriboll.
A map of the National Scenic Areas of Scotland National scenic area (NSA) is a conservation designation used in Scotland , and administered by NatureScot on behalf of the Scottish Government . The designation's purpose is to identify areas of exceptional scenery and to protect them from inappropriate development.
Following the Second World War, a committee, chaired by Sir Douglas Ramsay, was established to consider preservation of the landscape in Scotland.The report, published in 1945 proposed that five areas (Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, the Cairngorms, Glen Coe-Ben Nevis-Black Mount, Wester Ross and Glen Strathfarrar-Glen Affric-Glen Cannich) should receive a level of protection. [8]
A map showing the location of Marine Protected Areas in Scottish waters as of December 2020. In Scotland, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designated areas of the sea aimed at protecting habitats, wildlife, geology, undersea landforms, historic shipwrecks, and demonstrating sustainable management of marine resources.
In Greenock, the large dry dock and ship-repair facilities at Inchgreen opened in 1964, and were subsequently taken over by Scott Lithgow. The dry dock there is 305 metres (1,001 ft) long and 44 metres (144 ft) wide. With the demise of Scott Lithgow and Cammell Laird, their facilities came under the management of Clydeport.
A 1974 report by the Countryside Commission for Scotland (CCS) entitled A Park System for Scotland recommended that the Glen Coe-Ben Nevis-Black Mount area should be designated as one of four proposed "Special Parks", considering the area of national importance due to its natural beauty and amenity value, however this recommendation was not ...