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Cairngorms National Park (Scottish Gaelic: Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh) is a national park in northeast Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament , after Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park , which was set up in 2002.
Cairngorms National Park Designation, Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/1) Cairngorms National Park Elections (Scotland) Order 2003 ( S.S.I. 2003/2 ) Plastic Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2003 ( S.S.I. 2003/9 )
The forest park, which was established in 1948, [5] covers 35.7 km 2, [6] of which 21.1 km 2 is designated as a national nature reserve (NNR). [2] Glenmore surrounds Loch Morlich, and is below the rise of the Cairngorms to the south; to the north the park extends to the summit of Meall a' Bhuachaille.
The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is a full planning authority, exercising powers that would otherwise be exercised by the local authority, whilst the Cairngorms National Park has the power to "call in" planning decisions from the local authority where they are considered to conflict with the aims of the park. [28]
The Cairngorms National Park is the UK's biggest national park, sprawling across 1,748 sq miles and includes parts of five local authorities - Aberdeenshire, Angus, Highland, Moray and Perth and ...
The Cairngorms became part of Scotland's second national park (the Cairngorms National Park) on 1 September 2003. [2] Although the Cairngorms give their name to, and are at the heart of, the Cairngorms National Park, they only form one part of the national park, alongside other hill ranges such as the Angus Glens and the Monadhliath , and lower ...
[6] [7] Glen Tanar lies within the Cairngorms National Park, [8] and is also designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), [9] a Special Protection Area (SPA), [10] and a Special Area of Conservation. [11] The NNR is designated a Category IV protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [1]
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