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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]
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.
National scenic areas are designated by the IUCN as Category V Protected Landscapes, the same international category as Scotland's two national parks. [1] Within the United Kingdom the NSA designation is regarded as equivalent to the Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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 ...
Accordingly, in 1981 the direction areas were replaced by the national scenic area designation, which were based on the 1978 recommendations and thus included the area entitled Morar, Moidart and Ardnamurchan. [7] The defined area remains as originally mapped in 1978, but was redesignated under new legislation in 2010. [8]
[4]: 1 Taynish is owned and managed by NatureScot and was declared a national nature reserve (NNR) in 1977. [4]: 6 The reserve was formerly also a biosphere reserve, but this status was withdrawn in 2014. [5] NatureScot provide a car park and three waymarked trails for visitors, the Barr Mòr Trail, Woodland Trail and the Coastal Trail. [3]
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. [5]