List of Local Nature Reserves in Scotland
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This is a list of local nature reserve
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Local Nature Reserve
Local nature reserve or LNR is a designation for nature reserves in the United Kingdom. The designation has its origin in the recommendations of the Wild Life Conservation Special Committee which established the framework for nature conservation in the United Kingdom and suggested a national suite...
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Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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- Aberlady BayAberlady BayAberlady Bay is a bay in East Lothian, Scotland between Aberlady and Gullane.In 1952, Aberlady Bay became the UK's first Local Nature Reserve and is served by the East Lothian Council Rangers....
- Arnhall Moss
- Balquhidderock Wood
- Birnie and Gaddon Lochs
- Bishop Loch
- Bonnyfield Nature Park
- Broughty FerryBroughty FerryBroughty Ferry is a suburb on the eastern side of the City of Dundee, on the shore of the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland...
- Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park
- Cardowan Moss
- Castle and Hightae Lochs
- Catrine Voes and Woodlands
- Commonhead Moss
- Corstorphine HillCorstorphine HillCorstorphine Hill is one of the hills of Edinburgh, Scotland, named for nearby Corstorphine. There are traditionally said to be seven hills in Edinburgh in reference to the Seven hills of Rome, but this figure is debatable, and as the city has expanded, even more so...
- Coul Den
- Coves Community Park
- Cullaloe
- Dalbeath Marsh
- Dawsholm Park
- Den of Maidencraig
- Donmouth
- Duchess Wood
- Dumbreck Marsh
- Durrockstock Park
- Easter Craiglockhart Hill
- Easter Inch Moss and Seafield Law
- Eden Estuary
- Findhorn Bay
- Garscadden WoodGarscadden WoodGarscadden Wood lies to the north of Drumchapel on the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. It is known locally as the Bluebell Woods. The wood can be accessed via Peel Glen Road in the west, Chesters Road in the east. It is bordered by Bearsden Golf Course to the north, and Drummore Road to the south....
- Gartmorn Dam
- Gillingshill Reservoir
- Hermitage of Braid / Blackford Hill
- Hogganfield Park
- Inner Tay Estuary
- Jenny's Well
- Kincorth Hill
- Langlands Moss
- Loch Stiapabhat
- Meadows Yard
- MerkinchMerkinchMerkinch is an area of the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. One of the Inverness's oldest areas, it is located in the north-west of the city, flanked by the Caledonian Canal to the west and the River Ness to the east.Originally, Merkinch was home to Inverness's shipbuilding industry...
- Merklands
- Montrose BasinMontrose BasinThe Montrose Basin is part of the estuary of the South Esk forming a tidal basin near to the town of Montrose, Angus, on the north-east coast of Scotland....
- Mull Head
- Paisley Moss
- Perchy Pond
- Ravelston Woods
- Robroyston Park
- Scotstown MoorScotstown MoorScotstown Moor in the north of Aberdeen, Scotland, was designated as a local nature reserve in 1994 because of its rich wildlife. Scotstown Moor Local Nature Reserve is located four miles to the north of Aberdeen City Centre, near the residential areas of Dubford and Bridge of Don, at grid...
- Stevenston Beach
- Straiton Pond
- The Saltings
- Torry Bay
- Trottick Mill Ponds
- Waters of Philorth
- Wigtown BayWigtown BayWigtown Bay is a large inlet of the Irish Sea on the coast of Galloway in southwest Scotland. Its coastline falls entirely within the modern administrative area of Dumfries and Galloway though historically it was shared between Wigtownshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.The bay is broadly triangular in...