- Source: Conservation in the United Kingdom
This page gives an overview of the complex structure of environmental and cultural conservation in the United Kingdom.
With the advent of devolved government for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and of evolving regional government for England, the responsibilities for environment and conservation in the United Kingdom have become more complicated.
There follows a list of the legislation, conservation bodies (both governmental and otherwise), and conservation designations, which work together to conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the UK. A list of 'objects of conservation' provides further links.
Legislation
Some of the key legislation which governs conservation issues in the UK. This list is not exhaustive.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
Badgers Act 1991
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
Environment Act 1995
Environmental Protection Act 1990
Environment (Wales) Act 2016
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006
Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
Protection of Badgers Act 1992
Weeds Act 1959
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Conservation bodies
= Government departments
=Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Directorates of the Scottish Government: Environment and Forestry Directorate
= Governmental bodies
=The following are Executive Agencies of the UK government and regional executives, with note on their areas of responsibility.
United Kingdom
Joint Nature Conservation Committee — co-ordination of regional bodies
Forestry Commission — co-ordinating international forestry policy support and certain plant health functions in respect of trees and forestry.
England
Historic England — cultural and built heritage.
Natural England — nature and wildlife conservation, landscape protection.
Environment Agency — waterways, pollution, waste management.
Forestry England — Forestry management
Scotland
The following are Public bodies of the Scottish Government, with notes on their areas of responsibility.
Forestry and Land Scotland — forestry management
Historic Environment Scotland — cultural and built heritage
NatureScot — landscape protection, wildlife conservation
Scottish Canals — management of inland waterways
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) — waterways, pollution, waste management
Scottish Forestry — forestry regulation and support
Wales
Cadw — cultural and built heritage
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (formerly Countryside Council for Wales, Forestry Commission Wales and Environment Agency Wales) — protection of landscapes and rural countryside, regulation of waterways, pollution, waste management
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) — conservation of natural and built heritage
Forest Service Northern Ireland
= Non-governmental organisations
=Conservation designations
= National parks
=National parks
= Areas designated by government agencies
=The following designations are established or monitored by the executive agencies listed above.
= Other United Kingdom conservation designations
=Area of archaeological importance (under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979)
Area of archaeological potential
Conservation area
Country park
Green belt (intended to be a planning policy rather than a conservation designation, but often interpreted as the latter)
Listed building
Local nature reserve
Regional park
Regionally important geological site
= International conservation designations
=Biosphere reserves
Ramsar sites
Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Special Protection Area (SPA)
SACs and SPAs are part of Natura 2000
World Heritage Sites
Other United Kingdom conservation policies
Article 4 direction
United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP)
Objects of conservation
= United Kingdom
=Botanical gardens in the United Kingdom
Chalk figures in the United Kingdom
Forests in the United Kingdom
Heritage railway
List of abbeys and priories
List of castles
List of gardens
List of historic houses
Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom
Piers
Roman sites in the United Kingdom
Watermills in the United Kingdom
Waterways in the United Kingdom
Windmills in the United Kingdom
= England
=List of monastic houses in England
Castles in Great Britain and Ireland
Cycleways in England
List of English Heritage properties
Gardens in England
List of country houses in the United Kingdom
Lighthouses in England
List of National Trust properties in England
Treasure Houses of England
= Scotland
=List of monastic houses in Scotland
Castles in Scotland
Cycleways in Scotland
Gardens in Scotland
List of country houses in the United Kingdom
Lighthouses in Scotland
National Trust for Scotland
= Wales
=List of monastic houses in Wales
List of castles in Wales
Cycleways in Wales
Gardens in Wales
List of country houses in the United Kingdom
Lighthouses in Wales
List of Cadw properties
List of National Trust properties in Wales
= Northern Ireland
=List of monastic houses in Ireland
List of castles in Ireland
Cycleways in Northern Ireland
Gardens in Northern Ireland
List of country houses in the United Kingdom
Lighthouses in Northern Ireland
List of National Trust properties in Northern Ireland
See also
Biodiversity Action Plan
List of Conservation topics
Conservation in Scotland
References
Further reading
Clapp, Brian William. An Environmental history of Britain since the industrial revolution (Routledge, 2014).
Sheail, John. Rural Conservation in Inter-War Britain (1981) online
Sheail, John. An Environmental History of Twentieth-Century Britain (Red Globe Press, 2002)
Simmons, Ian G. An environmental history of Great Britain : from 10,000 years ago to the present (Edinburgh University Press), 2001.
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