REZERWATY PRZYRODY W ANGLII NA PRZYKŁADZIE HRABSTWA LINCOLNSHIRE

• Authors: Witkowska-Wawer Lilianna

Title variants

Nature reserves in England with particula reference to Lincolnshire

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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This paper has shown the main issues concerning nature reserves in England using the county of Lincolnshire as an example. A brief history of nature conservation in Britain has been presented with the special emphasis on nature reserves. The categories of nature reserves include the statutory National Nature Reserves (NNRs) and Local Nature Reserves (LNRs); and reserves managed by non-governmental organisations. The main management issues of maintenance, restoration and creation of habitats have been described. Most of the conservation techniques are based on traditional practices such as grazing, cutting for hay, controlling water levels and, in woodlands, coppicing and selective thinning. Management plans are prepared for reserves combining survey and monitoring data gathered by reserve wardens and volunteers, with specialist input from habitat teams, plus the management prescriptions that are specific for sites entered into agri-environment agreements. A major factor influencing management is the funding required for equipment, specialist staff (mostly regional wardens) and contractors. Much of the conservation management is supported by volunteers. Overall there is a general shortage of funding to support conservation activities. In general NNRs are financed by central governmental agencies while LNRs are principally funded by local authorities. Reserves managed by voluntary bodies gain income from agri-environment agreements, membership, legacies and donations plus special projects supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund and private funding charities. The main problems affecting nature reserve management are: disturbance (dog walking, inappropriate recreation, etc.), invasive and alien species, under- or overgrazing, theft and vandalism, natural processes (scrub succession, drought, etc.), using inappropriate agricultural techniques and equipment, small fragmented sites, restrictive tenancy agreements, damaging impacts from adjacent intensive land management and unnecessary bureaucracy.

• Publisher: Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk w Przemyślu
• Journal: Rocznik Przemyski
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 52
• Issue: 3(12): Nauki Przyrodnicze
• Pages: 89-108

Contributors

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Witkowska-Wawer Lilianna