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Nature Reserves

Volume 127: debated on Monday 8 February 1988

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Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in the Official Report a list of each national nature reserve in (a) Wales, (b) England and (c) Scotland, indicating for each reserve its total area and the proportion (i) owned by private landowners, (ii) owned by the Nature Conservancy Council and (iii) owned by other public bodies.

Mr. Moynihan

[pursuant to his reply, 19 January 1988, c. 602]: The information is as follows:

Ownership of National Nature Reserves (NNRs), January 1988
Per cent owned by:
Name of NNRDeclared Areas(HA)Private LandownersNature Conservancy CouncilOther Public Bodies
ENGLAND
Ainsdale Sand Dunes492—100—
Arne9—100—
Asby Scar166—100—
Ashford Hill20—100—
Aston Rowant1116436—
Avon Gorge63100——
Axmouth-Lyme Regis————
Undercliffs3218317—
Barnack Hills and Holes23100——
Barton Hills44100——
Beacon Hill40—100—
Blackwater Estuary1,031100——
Blean Woods90—100—
Blelham Bog2100——
Bovey Valley Woodlands73—964
Braunton Burrows604100——
Bredon Hill36—100—
Brettenham Heath234100——
Bridgwater Bay2,5644294
Bure Marshes451100——
Castle Eden Dane221—100—
Castle Hill, Lewes47——100
Castor Hanglands9050—50
Cavenham Heath2041585—
Chaddesley Woods102—100—
Chartley Moss42100——
Chippenham Fen104100——
Clawthorpe Fell14100——
Colne Estuary57646—54
Colt Park Wood8—100—
Coom Rigg Moss36——100
Cothill2100——
Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods295100——
Dendles Wood30—100—
Dengie2,011——100
Derbyshire Dales320355015
Downton Gorge48100——
Ebbor Gorge41100——
Forge Valley Woods63——100
Fyfield Down230100——
Gait Barrows69—100—
Gibraltar Point414——100
Glasson Moss58—100—
Grain Heads Moss18——100
Hales Wood8——100
Hamford Water688100——
Ham Street Woods97—100—
Hartland Moor243100——
Hickling Broad487100——
Highbury Wood47—100—
High Halstow52100——
Holkham3,925100——
Holme Fen259—100—
Holt Heath488100——
Holton Heath117100——
Kingley Vale1463268—
Knocking Hoe9100——
Lady Park Wood45——100
Leigh257——100
Lewes Down49100——
Lindisfarne3,278100——
Ling Gill5—100—
The Lizard7122179—
Lullington Heath63——100
Martin Down301114643
Moccas Park139100——
Monks Wood157—100—
Moor House3,894—100—
Morden Bog14942—58
Mottey Meadows32991—
Muston Meadows9100——

Per cent owned by:

Name of NNR

Declared Areas(HA)

Private Landowners

Nature Conservancy Council

Other Public Bodies

Newham Bog13100——
North Fen2100——
North Meadow, Cricklade40—100—
North Solent763100——
Old Winchester Hill61—100—
Orfordness-Havergate2254852—
Park Wood15—100—
Parsonage Down276—100—
Pevensey Levels52—100—
Pewsey Downs1664654—
Prescombe Down47100——
Ribble Marshes2,302—100—
Rodney Stoke35—100—
Rostherne Mere1524852—
Roudsea Woods and Mosses276100——
Rusland Moss248020—
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes4407327—
Scar Close93100——
Scolt Head Island737100——
Shapwick Heath304100——
Stiperstones436—100—
Stoborough Heath110—100—
Stodmarsh163—5248
Studland Heath631100——
Swanscombe Skull Site2—100—
Swanton Novers Woods60100——
The Flits21100——
The Swale2162476—
The Wash97100——
Thetford Heath100100——
Thursley325—100—
Tring Reservoirs20100——
Upper Teesdale3,49799—1
Upwood Meadows6100——
Walberswick514928—
Weeting Heath137100——
Westleton Heath47—100—
Winterton Dunes105100——
Woodwalton Fen208100——
Wren's Nest30——100
Wynbunbury Moss15—100—
Wychwood262100——
Wye132—100—
Wylye Down34—100—
Wyre Forest357521632
Yarner Wood150—100—

NNRs Declared since April 1987

Barrington Hill18—100—
Banacre231100——
Chippenham Fen7100——
Gordano Valley66100——
Hog Cliff88—100—
Ludham Marshes73—100—
Swanton Novers18100——
Winterton Dunes4100——
SCOTLAND
Abernethy Forest1,921100——
Achanarras Quarry44—100—
Allt Nan Carnan7100——
Beinn Eighe4,7581189—
Ben Lawers3,974100——
Ben Lui7984753—
Ben Wyvis5,6735941—
Blar Nam Faoileag2,126100——
Blawhorn Moss69—100—
Braehead Moss87—100—
Caenlocham3,63992—8
Caerlaverock5,501100——
Cairngorms25,949928—
Cairnamore of Fleet1,9223268—
Claish Moss563—100—
Clyde Valley Woodlands514753—

Per cent owned by:

Name of NNR

Declared Areas(HA)

Private Landowners

Nature Conservancy Council

Other Public Bodies

Coille Thocabhaig81100——
Corrieschalloch5402040
Cragbank Wood9—100—
Craigellachie260100——
Greag Meagaidh3,948—100—
Dinnet Oakwood13100——
Dunnet Links4337624—
Flanders Moss210100——
Forvie973100——
Glasdrum169—100—
Glen Diomham10100——
Glen Nant59100——
Glen Roy1,168—100—
Glen Tanar4,185964—
Gualinn2,522100——
Harmaness964100——
Inchnadamph1,295100——
Invernaver552100——
Inverpolly10,85799·90·1—
Isle of May57100——
Keen of Hamar30100——
Kirkconnell flow142100——
Loch a'Mhuilinn67100——
Loch Druidibeg1,6773862—
Loch Leven1,597100——
Loch Lomond4288317—
Loch Maree Islands20080—20
Loch Sunart Woodlands163—4357
Mealdarrock205—100—
Milton Wood24100——
Moine Mhor493—100—
Monach Isles577100——
Morrane Birkwood225100——
Morton Lochs24—100—
Mound Alderwoods267100——
Muir of Dinnet1,415100——
Nigg and Udale Bays640100——
North Rona and Sula Sgeir130100——
Noss313100——
Rannoch Moor1,499—100—
Rassal Ashwood85100——
Rhum10,684—100—
St. Abbs Head77100——
St. Cyrus92100——
St. Kilda853100——
Silver Flowe191——100
Strathfarrar2,189100——
Strathy Bog281100——
Taynish370298—
Tentsmuir5057624—
Tynron Juniper Wood5100——
Whitlaw Mosses19100——
WALES
Alit Rhyd y Groes703862—
Cadair Idris403991—
Caunant Llennyran9—100—
Coed Camlyn64—100—
Coed Cymerau26——100
Coed Dolgarrog69——100
Coed Ganllwyd27100——
Coed Corawen133862—
Coed Rheidol——100—
Coed y Rhygen28—7624
Coed Tremadoc208416—
Coedydd Aber169178152
Coedydd Maentwrog68100——
Cors Bodeilio6—100—
Cors Caron792595—
Cors Erddreiniog674753—
Cors Geirch16—100—
Cors y Llyn256733—
Craig Cerrig Gleisiad2821882—
Craig y Cilau64100——

Per cent owned by:

Name of NNR

Declared Areas(HA)

Private Landowners

Nature Conservancy Council

Other Public Bodies

Crymlyn Bog6311—89
Cwm Clydach24—100—
Cwm glas Crafnant15100——
Cwm Idwal398100——
Dyfi2,0987426—
Gower Coast47100——
Haffod Garregog87100——
Morfa Dyffryn202100——
Morfa Harlech884100——
Nant Irfon142—100—
Newborough Warren/Ynys————
Llanddwyn1,29723869
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu413—100—
Oxwich2881288—
Penhow Woodlands24——100
Rhinog598—100—
Rhos Goch45—100—
Rhos Llawr Cwrt35—100—
Skomer308595—
Stackpole199100——
Scanner Rocks5——100
Ty Canol69——100
Whiteford782100——
Ynys Enlli—Bardsey180100——
Y Wyddfa—Snowdon1,678100——
Total163,765———