Local nature reserve
NATIONAL DESIGNATION OF UNITED KINGDOM FOR PROTECTED AREAS
Local Nature Reserve; Local Nature Reserves
Local nature reserve (LNR) is a statutory designation for certain nature reserves in Great Britain. The Wild Life Conservation Special CommitteeConservation of Nature in England and Wales, Command 7122, 1947 established the and proposed a national suite of protected areas comprising national nature reserves, conservation areas (which incorporated suggestions for Sites of Special Scientific Interest), national parks, geological monuments, local nature reserves and local educational nature reserves.