Nature in the United Kingdom is imperiled. That wildlands have suffered on the island home of 66 million people and the epicenter of the industrial revolution comes as no surprise. More interesting is that a growing movement of UK citizens is working to restore natural habitat in this nation.
Many protected areas in the United Kingdom are of cultural significance only, so severe is the degradation of the wild world. Still, high quality natural areas remain, existing in isolated pockets and vulnerable to degradation from external forces. Finding access to the full psychological and ecological benefits conferred by nature is difficult in severely fragmented landscapes, and UK partner groups work to overcome these challenges and bring communities into deeper alignment with the natural world.
Ecologically intact & protected landscapes comprise 50% or more of this country.
Intact landscapes lacking protected status comprise 50% or more of this country.
Between 20-40% of landscapes are still ecologically intact.
Less than 20% of the natural ecology of this area is intact.
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This jewel of Welsh heritage ranges from the highest peaks in Wales to rare coastal sand dunes, making Snowdonia of equal ecological and cultural significance.
These wetlands encompass only 10 square kilometers of land, and yet they are one of the most important marshes in Europe for the bird and insect life they support.
A recent addition to the UK’s protected area system, this geologically rich area (including chalk downs and cliffs) was threatened by speculative real estate development.