Nature Reserves

HC Deb 08 February 1988 vol 127 cc24-31W

Mr. Gareth Wardell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will publish in theOfficial 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 NNR	Declared Areas(HA)	Private Landowners	Nature Conservancy Council	Other Public Bodies
ENGLAND
Ainsdale Sand Dunes	492	—	100	—
Arne	9	—	100	—
Asby Scar	166	—	100	—
Ashford Hill	20	—	100	—
Aston Rowant	111	64	36	—
Avon Gorge	63	100	—	—
Axmouth-Lyme Regis	—	—	—	—
Undercliffs	321	83	17	—
Barnack Hills and Holes	23	100	—	—
Barton Hills	44	100	—	—
Beacon Hill	40	—	100	—
Blackwater Estuary	1,031	100	—	—
Blean Woods	90	—	100	—
Blelham Bog	2	100	—	—
Bovey Valley Woodlands	73	—	96	4
Braunton Burrows	604	100	—	—
Bredon Hill	36	—	100	—
Brettenham Heath	234	100	—	—
Bridgwater Bay	2,564	4	2	94
Bure Marshes	451	100	—	—
Castle Eden Dane	221	—	100	—
Castle Hill, Lewes	47	—	—	100
Castor Hanglands	90	50	—	50
Cavenham Heath	204	15	85	—
Chaddesley Woods	102	—	100	—
Chartley Moss	42	100	—	—
Chippenham Fen	104	100	—	—
Clawthorpe Fell	14	100	—	—
Colne Estuary	576	46	—	54
Colt Park Wood	8	—	100	—
Coom Rigg Moss	36	—	—	100
Cothill	2	100	—	—
Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods	295	100	—	—
Dendles Wood	30	—	100	—
Dengie	2,011	—	—	100
Derbyshire Dales	320	35	50	15
Downton Gorge	48	100	—	—
Ebbor Gorge	41	100	—	—
Forge Valley Woods	63	—	—	100
Fyfield Down	230	100	—	—
Gait Barrows	69	—	100	—
Gibraltar Point	414	—	—	100
Glasson Moss	58	—	100	—
Grain Heads Moss	18	—	—	100
Hales Wood	8	—	—	100
Hamford Water	688	100	—	—
Ham Street Woods	97	—	100	—
Hartland Moor	243	100	—	—
Hickling Broad	487	100	—	—
Highbury Wood	47	—	100	—
High Halstow	52	100	—	—
Holkham	3,925	100	—	—
Holme Fen	259	—	100	—
Holt Heath	488	100	—	—
Holton Heath	117	100	—	—
Kingley Vale	146	32	68	—
Knocking Hoe	9	100	—	—
Lady Park Wood	45	—	—	100
Leigh	257	—	—	100
Lewes Down	49	100	—	—
Lindisfarne	3,278	100	—	—
Ling Gill	5	—	100	—
The Lizard	712	21	79	—
Lullington Heath	63	—	—	100
Martin Down	301	11	46	43
Moccas Park	139	100	—	—
Monks Wood	157	—	100	—
Moor House	3,894	—	100	—
Morden Bog	149	42	—	58
Mottey Meadows	32	9	91	—
Muston Meadows	9	100	—	—

		Per cent owned by:
Name of NNR	Declared Areas(HA)	Private Landowners	Nature Conservancy Council	Other Public Bodies
Newham Bog	13	100	—	—
North Fen	2	100	—	—
North Meadow, Cricklade	40	—	100	—
North Solent	763	100	—	—
Old Winchester Hill	61	—	100	—
Orfordness-Havergate	225	48	52	—
Park Wood	15	—	100	—
Parsonage Down	276	—	100	—
Pevensey Levels	52	—	100	—
Pewsey Downs	166	46	54	—
Prescombe Down	47	100	—	—
Ribble Marshes	2,302	—	100	—
Rodney Stoke	35	—	100	—
Rostherne Mere	152	48	52	—
Roudsea Woods and Mosses	276	100	—	—
Rusland Moss	24	80	20	—
Saltfleetby-Theddlethorpe Dunes	440	73	27	—
Scar Close	93	100	—	—
Scolt Head Island	737	100	—	—
Shapwick Heath	304	100	—	—
Stiperstones	436	—	100	—
Stoborough Heath	110	—	100	—
Stodmarsh	163	—	52	48
Studland Heath	631	100	—	—
Swanscombe Skull Site	2	—	100	—
Swanton Novers Woods	60	100	—	—
The Flits	21	100	—	—
The Swale	216	24	76	—
The Wash	97	100	—	—
Thetford Heath	100	100	—	—
Thursley	325	—	100	—
Tring Reservoirs	20	100	—	—
Upper Teesdale	3,497	99	—	1
Upwood Meadows	6	100	—	—
Walberswick	514	92	8	—
Weeting Heath	137	100	—	—
Westleton Heath	47	—	100	—
Winterton Dunes	105	100	—	—
Woodwalton Fen	208	100	—	—
Wren's Nest	30	—	—	100
Wynbunbury Moss	15	—	100	—
Wychwood	262	100	—	—
Wye	132	—	100	—
Wylye Down	34	—	100	—
Wyre Forest	357	52	16	32
Yarner Wood	150	—	100	—
NNRs Declared since April 1987
Barrington Hill	18	—	100	—
Banacre	231	100	—	—
Chippenham Fen	7	100	—	—
Gordano Valley	66	100	—	—
Hog Cliff	88	—	100	—
Ludham Marshes	73	—	100	—
Swanton Novers	18	100	—	—
Winterton Dunes	4	100	—	—
SCOTLAND
Abernethy Forest	1,921	100	—	—
Achanarras Quarry	44	—	100	—
Allt Nan Carnan	7	100	—	—
Beinn Eighe	4,758	11	89	—
Ben Lawers	3,974	100	—	—
Ben Lui	798	47	53	—
Ben Wyvis	5,673	59	41	—
Blar Nam Faoileag	2,126	100	—	—
Blawhorn Moss	69	—	100	—
Braehead Moss	87	—	100	—
Caenlocham	3,639	92	—	8
Caerlaverock	5,501	100	—	—
Cairngorms	25,949	92	8	—
Cairnamore of Fleet	1,922	32	68	—
Claish Moss	563	—	100	—
Clyde Valley Woodlands	51	47	53	—

		Per cent owned by:
Name of NNR	Declared Areas(HA)	Private Landowners	Nature Conservancy Council	Other Public Bodies
Coille Thocabhaig	81	100	—	—
Corrieschalloch	5	40	20	40
Cragbank Wood	9	—	100	—
Craigellachie	260	100	—	—
Greag Meagaidh	3,948	—	100	—
Dinnet Oakwood	13	100	—	—
Dunnet Links	433	76	24	—
Flanders Moss	210	100	—	—
Forvie	973	100	—	—
Glasdrum	169	—	100	—
Glen Diomham	10	100	—	—
Glen Nant	59	100	—	—
Glen Roy	1,168	—	100	—
Glen Tanar	4,185	96	4	—
Gualinn	2,522	100	—	—
Harmaness	964	100	—	—
Inchnadamph	1,295	100	—	—
Invernaver	552	100	—	—
Inverpolly	10,857	99.9	0.1	—
Isle of May	57	100	—	—
Keen of Hamar	30	100	—	—
Kirkconnell flow	142	100	—	—
Loch a'Mhuilinn	67	100	—	—
Loch Druidibeg	1,677	38	62	—
Loch Leven	1,597	100	—	—
Loch Lomond	428	83	17	—
Loch Maree Islands	200	80	—	20
Loch Sunart Woodlands	163	—	43	57
Mealdarrock	205	—	100	—
Milton Wood	24	100	—	—
Moine Mhor	493	—	100	—
Monach Isles	577	100	—	—
Morrane Birkwood	225	100	—	—
Morton Lochs	24	—	100	—
Mound Alderwoods	267	100	—	—
Muir of Dinnet	1,415	100	—	—
Nigg and Udale Bays	640	100	—	—
North Rona and Sula Sgeir	130	100	—	—
Noss	313	100	—	—
Rannoch Moor	1,499	—	100	—
Rassal Ashwood	85	100	—	—
Rhum	10,684	—	100	—
St. Abbs Head	77	100	—	—
St. Cyrus	92	100	—	—
St. Kilda	853	100	—	—
Silver Flowe	191	—	—	100
Strathfarrar	2,189	100	—	—
Strathy Bog	281	100	—	—
Taynish	370	2	98	—
Tentsmuir	505	76	24	—
Tynron Juniper Wood	5	100	—	—
Whitlaw Mosses	19	100	—	—
WALES
Alit Rhyd y Groes	70	38	62	—
Cadair Idris	403	9	91	—
Caunant Llennyran	9	—	100	—
Coed Camlyn	64	—	100	—
Coed Cymerau	26	—	—	100
Coed Dolgarrog	69	—	—	100
Coed Ganllwyd	27	100	—	—
Coed Corawen	13	38	62	—
Coed Rheidol	—	—	100	—
Coed y Rhygen	28	—	76	24
Coed Tremadoc	20	84	16	—
Coedydd Aber	169	17	81	52
Coedydd Maentwrog	68	100	—	—
Cors Bodeilio	6	—	100	—
Cors Caron	792	5	95	—
Cors Erddreiniog	67	47	53	—
Cors Geirch	16	—	100	—
Cors y Llyn	25	67	33	—
Craig Cerrig Gleisiad	282	18	82	—
Craig y Cilau	64	100	—	—

		Per cent owned by:
Name of NNR	Declared Areas(HA)	Private Landowners	Nature Conservancy Council	Other Public Bodies
Crymlyn Bog	63	11	—	89
Cwm Clydach	24	—	100	—
Cwm glas Crafnant	15	100	—	—
Cwm Idwal	398	100	—	—
Dyfi	2,098	74	26	—
Gower Coast	47	100	—	—
Haffod Garregog	87	100	—	—
Morfa Dyffryn	202	100	—	—
Morfa Harlech	884	100	—	—
Nant Irfon	142	—	100	—
Newborough Warren/Ynys	—	—	—	—
Llanddwyn	1,297	23	8	69
Ogof Ffynnon Ddu	413	—	100	—
Oxwich	288	12	88	—
Penhow Woodlands	24	—	—	100
Rhinog	598	—	100	—
Rhos Goch	45	—	100	—
Rhos Llawr Cwrt	35	—	100	—
Skomer	308	5	95	—
Stackpole	199	100	—	—
Scanner Rocks	5	—	—	100
Ty Canol	69	—	—	100
Whiteford	782	100	—	—
Ynys Enlli—Bardsey	180	100	—	—
Y Wyddfa—Snowdon	1,678	100	—	—
Total	163,765	—	—	—