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As of April 2020, the ceremonial county is administered by two unitary authorities, Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes City Council. [4] Buckinghamshire has an area of 1874 km 2, and a population of 739,600. [5] Local nature reserves (LNRs) are designated by local authorities under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act ...
The Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT), is a Wildlife Trust covering the counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire in England. The trust was formerly called the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Naturalists' Trust ( BBONT ).
The late 19th century saw the passage of the first pieces of wildlife conservation legislation and the establishment of the first nature conservation societies. The Sea Birds Preservation Act of 1869 was passed in Britain as the first nature protection law in the world [9] after extensive lobbying from the Association for the Protection of ...
Buckinghamshire is a county in south-east England, [1] surrounded by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to the east, Surrey and Berkshire to the south, Greater London to the south-east and Oxfordshire to the west. [2] This ceremonial county has two Unitary Authorities, Buckinghamshire Council and Milton Keynes Council.
It was notified in 1984 under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the local planning authorities are Central Bedfordshire Council and Aylesbury Vale Council. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Part of it is a National Nature Reserve , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] and part of it is a nature reserve managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire ...
The police are responsible for enforcing part I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, often advised by Natural England [12] and will investigate wildlife offences; usually performed by wildlife crime officers (WCOs). The National Wildlife Crime Unit (NWCU) is a law enforcement unit which helps agencies with enforcement. Wildlife crime ...
Weston Turville Reservoir is a 19 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Weston Turville in Buckinghamshire. [1] [2] It is owned by the Canal & River Trust, and the open water is leased to sailing and fishing clubs while the surrounding land is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
Magic Map Bacombe and Coombe Hills is a 76.4-hectare (189-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Upper Bacombe in Buckinghamshire . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Bacombe Hill was formerly owned by Buckinghamshire County Council , which transferred it to Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust in 2014.