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The National Reserve was created in 1910 as a means of retaining the option to call on the services of ex-military personnel to augment the regular and auxiliary military forces of the United Kingdom in the event of a major war. At its inception it was little more than a register of men with previous military experience who would be willing to ...
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In Great Britain, nature reserves designed under Part III of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 that are deemed to be of national importance may be designated as statutory 'national nature reserves' by the relevant national nature conservation body (Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage, or Natural Resources Wales) using section 35(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside ...
They were established to protect the most significant areas of habitat and of geological formations. NNRs are managed on behalf of the nation, many by Natural England itself, but also by non-governmental organisations, including the members of The Wildlife Trusts partnership, the National Trust, and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
[1] [2] It contains two Geological Conservation Review sites [3] [4] and a National Nature Reserve. [5] The park lies in a former gravel quarry, Barnfield Pit, [6] which is the most important site in the Swanscombe complex, alongside several other nearby pits. [7] Hand axes found by Marston at Swanscombe in the British Museum (not on display)
Wren's Nest was declared a national nature reserve in 1956, the UK's first national nature reserve for geology. [6] [13] In 2004, Wren's Nest and the nearby Castle Hill were declared Scheduled Ancient Monuments, as they represented the best surviving remains of the limestone industry in Dudley. The most impressive part of this is the last ...
Ruislip Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest [1] [2] and national nature reserve covering 726 acres (294 ha) in Ruislip in the London Borough of Hillingdon. [3] The woods became London's first national nature reserve in May 1997. [4] Ruislip Local Nature Reserve at is part of the national nature reserve. [5] [6]
The river valley is part of the Derbyshire Dales National Nature Reserve and is popular with tourists who visit for its natural environment and wildlife. Natural England manages the reserve which covers five separate dales of the White Peak (Lathkill Dale, Cressbrook Dale, Hay Dale, Long Dale and Monk’s Dale). [2]