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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 ...
Cassop Vale National Nature Reserve. National nature reserves in England are designated by Natural England as key places for wildlife and natural features in England.They were established to protect the most significant areas of habitat and of geological formations.
The Reserve Forces Act of May 1996 was a landmark reform, making it much easier to call out any element of the Reserves at the behest of the Secretary of State for a range of purposes including 'protection of life or property' well short of the criteria for Queen's Order (e.g. 'great emergency', 'imminent national danger').
Stodmarsh, a National Nature Reserve in Kent. In the United Kingdom, a national nature reserve is a form of statutory nature reserve that are designated by one of the UK's national nature conservation bodies. [1]
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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]
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 ...
Goss Moor is a national nature reserve in Cornwall, England, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-west of Bodmin in the parishes of St Dennis, St Columb Major, Roche and St Enoder. It is the largest continuous mire complex in south-west Britain and consists of mainly peatland and lowland heath .