general conservation issues


Great Crested Grebe	Fish Eagle	Puffin
Picture taken from the causeway at Pitsford, which is one of the local reservoirs near my home	picture taken on the shores of Lake Malawi, I really want to see a white tailed eagle in Scotland (very similar to the fish eagle))	picture taken on the far north coast of Scotland, about two miles from John O'Groats

Access and Conservation quiz

What was a total net loss of hedges every year from 1990-93 ???

What area in the UK is taken up by roads ?

How much countryside a year are lost to urban development ?

Quarrying affects how much Sq km of UK ?

How many people have moved away from our major cities ?

How much land is devoted to vehicle parking in the UK ?

What area would be lost to roads and parking by 2020 if current projections of traffic growth were accommodated ?

What is an area of equal size in the UK
to the answer to each Question ?
IE. the amounts of green above

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also click above if you want to know more about national parks

if
you
don't
look
after
our
environment

then this is the nearest
you will come to seeing a
TIGER

The Wildlife
and Countryside Act.

Although we have a moral duty to protect the countryside there is the full back up of the law to help protect our environment, and ignorance of the law is no excuse. A number of birds, plants and animals that numbers of which are low have been made "schedule one Protected species" (the number of species that are protected under schedule one is currently : 82 of birds, 42 of animals, and 61 of flowers). It is an offence to disturb either the habitat, or the species themselves, or to photograph either on the nest or with young any "schedule one" wildlife without a licence from the nature conservancy council. Penalties include a fine of up to 2000 pounds, or six months imprisonment or both.

As most people could not name these species let alone be able to recognise them you should take care. You have been warned. Although a lot of other wildlife, and the environment in general, is protected by law to a lesser degree, you should consider it a moral as well as a legal responsibility to protect and take care of it.

Follow The Country Code
Enjoy the countryside and respect its life and work.
Guard against all risks of fire
Fasten all gates
keep dogs under close control
Keep to public paths across farmland
Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges, and walls
Leave livestock, crops, and machinery alone
Take all your litter home
Take care on country roads
Make no unnecessary noise
Protect wildlife, plants, and trees