Protected areas of the United Kingdom are areas in the United Kingdom which need and /or receive protection because of their environmental, historical or cultural value to the nation. Methods and aims of protection vary depending on the nature and importance of the resource. Protection operates at local, regional, national and international levels, and may be backed by legislation and international treaty, or less formally by planning policy.
Within the United Kingdom, different approaches are taken to some forms of protection within the constituent countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, while other forms of protection are more consistent across the UK. Protected areas can be divided according to the type of resource which each seeks to protect. Primarily, these are: scenic or landscape value; biodiversity value (species and habitats); geodiversity value (relating to geology and geomorphology); and cultural or historic value. Several types of protected areas are focused on more than one of these areas.
protected, areas, united, kingdom, areas, united, kingdom, which, need, receive, protection, because, their, environmental, historical, cultural, value, nation, methods, aims, protection, vary, depending, nature, importance, resource, protection, operates, loc. Protected areas of the United Kingdom are areas in the United Kingdom which need and or receive protection because of their environmental historical or cultural value to the nation Methods and aims of protection vary depending on the nature and importance of the resource Protection operates at local regional national and international levels and may be backed by legislation and international treaty or less formally by planning policy Part of the Brecon Beacons National Park looking from the highest point of Pen y Fan 886 m 2907 feet to Cribyn 795 m 2608 feet Within the United Kingdom different approaches are taken to some forms of protection within the constituent countries of England Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland while other forms of protection are more consistent across the UK Protected areas can be divided according to the type of resource which each seeks to protect Primarily these are scenic or landscape value biodiversity value species and habitats geodiversity value relating to geology and geomorphology and cultural or historic value Several types of protected areas are focused on more than one of these areas Besides protected areas a number of individual features are protected through other designations such as tree preservation orders listed buildings and protected shipwrecks Contents 1 Areas protected for scenic value 2 Areas protected for biodiversity value 3 Areas protected for geodiversity value 4 Areas protected for cultural or historic value 5 Protected areas by constituent country 6 See alsoAreas protected for scenic value EditNational Parks Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty AONB England Wales and Northern Ireland National Scenic Area Scotland Heritage Coast England and Wales Special Landscape Area Wales World Heritage Site International Areas protected for biodiversity value EditEnvironmentally Sensitive Area ESA Site of Special Scientific Interest SSSI Marine nature reserve MNR National nature reserve NNR Local nature reserve Heritage coast England and Wales Special Area of Conservation SAC European Union Special Protection Area SPA European Union Wetlands designated under the Ramsar Convention International Biosphere reserve International World Heritage Site International Areas protected for geodiversity value EditSite of Special Scientific Interest SSSI Regionally Important Geological Site RIGS Geopark International Areas protected for cultural or historic value EditScheduled monument Parks gardens and designed landscapes are protected separately in England Wales and Scotland National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens England Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales World Heritage Site International Protected areas by constituent country EditProtected areas of Wales Protected areas of ScotlandSee also EditConservation designation Conservation in the United Kingdom Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Protected areas of the United Kingdom amp oldid 1058067600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
