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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 in the United Kingdom have become more complicated.

There follows a list of the legislation, conservation designations, objects of conservation, governmental bodies and non-governmental bodies involved in conservation in the United Kingdom and its constituent parts.

1 Legislation

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

2 Structure

2.1 United Kingdom

2.1.1 Conservation designations

Area of Archaeological Importance
Area of High Archaeological Potential
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Article Four Direction
Conservation Area
Green Belt
List of Biosphere Reserves in the United Kingdom
Nitrate Vulnerable ZoneA Nitrate Vulnerable Zone is a conservation designation of English Nature for areas of land that drain into nitrate polluted waters, or waters which could become polluted by nitrates. Environment.
National Nature ReserveNational Nature Reserve is a United Kingdom government conservation designation for a nature reserve of national significance. National Nature Reserves in the United Kingdom National Nature Reserves in England National Nature Reserves in Scotland National
Ramsar Sites
Site of Special Scientific InterestA Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic 'building block' of nature conservation legislation, and most other legal nature/geological conservation desig
Special Protection AreaA Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC). Member States of the European Union have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and certain particularly, Special Area of ConservationA Special Area of Conservation (SAC is defined in the European Commission Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. SACs complement Special Protection Areas and toget
United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan (UKBAP)
Listed buildingIn the United Kingdom the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 requires the government to create lists of buildings that are to be specially protected as part of the national heritage. Buildings on these lists are referred to as lis
Scheduled Ancient MonumentA Scheduled Ancient Monument is defined in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 and the National Heritage Act 1983 of the United Kingdom government. The Secretary of State for National Heritage keeps a register of nationally important s

2.1.2 Objects of conservation

2.1.3 Governmental organisations

British Wool Marketing Board
Joint Nature Conservation Committee

2.1.4 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

2.2 Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales) only

2.2.1 Conservation designations

2.2.2 Objects of conservation

2.2.3 Governmental organisations

British Waterways
Forestry Commission
National Rivers Authority (now part of the Environment Agency)

2.2.4 Non-governmental organisations

Historic Houses Association

2.3 England and Wales only

2.3.1 Conservation designations

2.3.2 Objects of conservation

2.3.3 Governmental organisations

2.3.4 Non-governmental organisations

National Trust

2.4 England only

2.4.1 Conservation designations

2.4.2 Objects of conservation

2.4.3 Governmental organisations

2.4.4 Non-governmental organisations

Cam Valley Wildlife Group
Civic Trust
North East Civic Trust
Council for the Protection of Rural England ( CPRE)
West Midland Bird Club

2.5 Wales only

2.5.1 Conservation designations

2.5.2 Objects of conservation

2.5.3 Governmental organisations

CADW Welsh heritage
Civic Trust for Wales
Countryside Council for Wales

2.5.4 Non-governmental organisations

2.6 Scotland only

2.6.1 Conservation designations

2.6.2 Objects of conservation

2.6.3 Governmental

Scottish Executive
Scottish Natural Heritage
Scottish Parliament
Historic Scotland
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

2.6.4 Non-governmental

National Trust for Scotland
Scottish Civic Trust
Scottish Forest Alliance
Scottish Wildlife Trust see also The Wildlife Trusts partnership

2.7 Northern Ireland only

2.7.1 Conservation designations

2.7.2 Objects of conservation

2.7.3 Governmental

Environment and Heritage Service
Forest Service Northern Ireland

2.7.4 Non-governmental

Ulster Wildlife Trust , see also The Wildlife Trusts partnership

3 See also

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