§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in theOfficial Report those nature reserves situated in Scotland presently in public ownership.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonNational nature reserves as at 31 March 1987 are listed, with details of the type of tenure in each case, in the Nature Conservancy Council's annual report 1986–87, a copy of which has been laid before Parliament. Since that date the following national reserves have been declared in Scotland:
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Reserve Region Hectares Tenure Moine Mhor, Strathclyde region South-West 493 Owned by Nature Conservancy Council Adjustments to existing reserves Clyde Valley Woodlands (extension) South-West 128 Owned by Nature Conservancy Council Loch Lomond (extension) South-West 112 Owned by Nature Conservancy Council/Nature reserve agreement Kirkconnel Flow (adjustment of boundaries) South-West 143 Leased to Nature Conservancy Council Ben Wyvis (extension) North-West 12,339 Owned by Nature Conservancy Council 1 Area of extension only. One national nature reserve, Haaf Gruney, Shetland, has been de-declared since 31 March 1987.
Comprehensive information on the ownership of local nature reserves, which are declared by local authorities, is not readily available.