Do you know your designated areas?
1.What is the major purpose of a National
Nature Reserve (NNR)? (2)
2.Why may an area be designated as a Special Area of
Conservation (SAC)? (1)
3.What are SSSIs? (1)
4.What agency is responsible for
designating areas as SSSIs? (1)
5.What three features of importance are SSSIs set up to protect? (3)
6.Name two organisations that can manage an NNR
(2)
7.What is meant by a Ramsar site? (2)
8.What areas are important for rare and migratory birds and were
designated under the 1979 ‘Birds Directive’ of the European Union?
(1)
9. Explain why designating a site could be a disadvantage
to a landowner (1)
10. Explain why designating a site could be an
advantage (1)
11. Name a UK government body whose major responsibility is wildlife
conservation. (1)
12. Suggest why designating an area may not protect it from
development (1)
1. What is the major purpose of a National Nature Reserve
(NNR)? (2)
• Protect and manage (restore and enhance) the areas of natural or
semi-natural habitat• Conservation of communities/rare
habitats
2.Why may an area be designated as a Special Area of
Conservation (SAC)? (1)
• Protection of rare/internationally important habitats
3.What are SSSIs? (1)
• Sites of Special Scientific Interest
4.What agency is responsible for
designating areas as SSSIs? (1)
• English Nature• Countryside Council for Wales/CCW
• Scottish National Heritage• Department of Environment for
Northern Ireland
• Biological (species/habitats/flora/fauna)
• Geological• Physiographical
5.What three features of importance are SSSIs set up to protect? (3)
• English Nature/Natural England• SNH (Scottish Natural Heritage)• Department of the Environment
• RSPB• Wildlife Trust
• Local Authorities• National Trust
6.Name two organisations that can manage an NNR
(2)
7.What is meant by a Ramsar site? (2)
• Protected wetland habitat
• Of wildfowl importance/important for birds
8.What areas are important for rare and migratory birds and were
designated under the 1979 ‘Birds Directive’ of the European Union?
(1)
• Special Protection Areas (SPA)
• restricts use/reduces profit/public access allowed
9. Explain why designating a site could be a disadvantage
to a landowner (1)
10. Explain why designating a site could be an
advantage to a landowner (1)
• grants/subsidies/compensation available
11. Name a UK government body whose major responsibility is wildlife
conservation. (1)
• English Nature• Countryside Council for Wales/CCW
• Scottish National Heritage• Department of Environment for
Northern Ireland
12. Suggest why designating an area may not protect it from
development (1)
• development in national interest(eg military)
• overridden by government