Conservation in the United Kingdom

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 have become more complicated.

Legislation

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Table of contents

1 1) Covering Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2 2) Covering only Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales)
3 3) Covering only England and Wales
4 4) Covering only England
5 5) Covering only Wales
6 6) Covering only Scotland
7 7) Covering only Northern Ireland

1) Covering Great Britain and Northern Ireland

a) Conservation designations

b) Objects of conservation

c) Governmental organisations

d) Non-governmental organisations

British Dragonfly Society
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers, BTCV
British Waterfowl Association[?]
Council for British Archaeology[?]
National Gardens Scheme
National Trust (England, Wales, Northern Ireland), National Trust for Scotland
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
Trinity House
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT)
The Wildlife Trusts partnership links to every county Wildlife Trust
The Woodland Trust

2) Covering only Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales)

a) Conservation designations

Objects of conservation

c) Governmental organisations

d) Non-governmental organisations

Historic Houses Association[?]

3) Covering only England and Wales

a) Conservation designations

b) Objects of conservation

c) Governmental organisations

d) Non-governmental organisations

National Trust

4) Covering only England

a) Conservation designations

b) Objects of conservation

c) Governmental organisations

d) Non-governmental organisations

5) Covering only Wales

a) Conservation designations

b) Objects of conservation

c) Governmental organisations

d) Non-governmental organisations

6) Covering only Scotland

a) Conservation designations

b) Objects of conservation

c) Governmental

d) Non-governmental

7) Covering only Northern Ireland

a) Conservation designations

b) Objects of conservation

c) Governmental

d) Non-governmental

Ulster Wildlife Trust[?], see also The Wildlife Trusts partnership

See also: List of Conservation topics

Unsorted topics: Cam Valley Wildlife Group, Dartmoor wildlife