Nature Conservancy Council

Origin

• Managing national nature reserves;
• Providing advice on nature conservation to national and local government;
• Notifying Sites of Special Scientific Interest;
• Undertaking certain scientific research.

  Structure

Chief Scientists

• Peter Bridgewater

  Publications

• Earth science conservation in Great Britain: A strategy Peterborough: Nature Conservancy Council

  Break-up

• The Scottish part was amalgamated with the Countryside Commission for Scotland to become Scottish Natural Heritage.
• The Welsh part was amalgamated with the Welsh part of the Countryside Commission for England and Wales to become the Countryside Council for Wales.
• The remaining English part became English Nature, remaining separate from the Countryside Commission, which also became an England-only body.
• A non-statutory Joint Nature Conservation Committee was set up, to coordinate nature conservation between the three country agencies, and to deal with the UK's contributions to international nature conservation.