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