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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]
National nature reserves were first created under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. [4] In 1996 the public body responsible for Scotland's natural heritage, Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH – since renamed NatureScot), undertook a review of NNR policy that took account of the availability of other designations conferring legal protection, such as site of special ...
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.
No parks were created in Scotland, however a committee, chaired by Sir Douglas Ramsay, was established to consider the issue of national parks in Scotland. The report, published in 1945, proposed national parks in five areas: Loch Lomond & the Trossachs, the Cairngorms, Glen Coe-Ben Nevis-Black Mount, Wester Ross and Glen Strathfarrar-Glen ...
National nature reserves (NNRs) are areas of land or water designated under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to contain habitats and species of national importance. . NNRs can be owned by public, private, community or voluntary organisations but must be managed to conserve their important habitats and species, as well as providing opportunities for the public to enjoy and engage with nat
The forest park, which was established in 1948, [5] covers 35.7 km 2, [6] of which 21.1 km 2 is designated as a national nature reserve (NNR). [2] Glenmore surrounds Loch Morlich , and is below the rise of the Cairngorms to the south; to the north the park extends to the summit of Meall a' Bhuachaille .
Glasdrum Wood (Scottish Gaelic: Coille a’ Ghlasdroma) [3] is national nature reserve (NNR) at the head of Loch Creran in Argyll and Bute on the west coast of Scotland.Managed by NatureScot, the wood is renowned for its diverse flora and fauna, including sessile oak and ash trees, mosses, liverworts and rare invertebrates, like the chequered skipper butterfly.
Invereshie and Inshriach (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Fheisidh agus Na h-Innse Riabhaich) [3] is a national nature reserve on the western flank of the Cairngorms in the Highland council area of Scotland. The reserve covers habitats at a range of different altitudes, ranging from Caledonian Forest beside the River Feshie in the west, via bog and ...