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NatureScot Papa Westray: 33: 7 August 2014 [52] NatureScot Sea of the Hebrides: 10,039: 3 December 2020 [53] NatureScot Shiant East Bank: 25,200: 3 December 2020 [54] NatureScot Small Isles: 803: 18 November 2016 [55] NatureScot Southern Trench: 239,800: 3 December 2020 [56] NatureScot South Arran: 280: 7 August 2014 [57] NatureScot The Barra ...
NatureScot (Scottish Gaelic: NàdarAlba) is the operating name for the body formally called Scottish Natural Heritage. [3] It is an executive non-departmental public body [ 1 ] of the Scottish Government responsible for the country's natural heritage , especially its natural , genetic and scenic diversity.
NatureScot has various roles in the delivery of many environmental designations in Scotland, i.e. those aimed at protecting flora and fauna, scenic qualities and geological features. [1] Historic Environment Scotland is responsible for designations that protect sites of historic and cultural importance. [2]
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.
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 ...
They are administered by NatureScot. There are 40 designated NSAs in Scotland, covering 13% of the country's land area. [1] The primary purpose of the NSA designations is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the landscape, in a similar way to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) designation
National scenic areas are primarily designated due to the scenic qualities of an area, however NSAs may well have other special qualities, for example related to culture, history, archaeology, geology or wildlife. Areas with such qualities may be protected via other national and international designations that overlap with the NSA designation. [4]
Arlington Reservoir, a 99.4-hectare (246-acre) biological SSSI in Arlington, East Sussex Long Mynd, view up Ashes Hollow towards Pole Bank. A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.