Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve
Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve | |
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Location | Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
Coordinates | 54°58′N 3°28′W / 54.96°N 3.47°W |
Area | 8,185 hectares (31.60 sq mi)[2] |
Established | 1957 |
Governing body | NatureScot |
Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve |
Caerlaverock is a
The NNR is now managed by
Ecology
Virtually the entire
Caerlaverock is also home to the UK's most northerly population of natterjack toads , which live in shallow pools on the landward side of the reserve. SNH estimate that Caerlaverock (and the surrounding areas) may be home to up to 10% of the UK's breeding population.[10]Carerlaverock NNR is part of the Upper Solway Flats and Marshes, which is a Ramsar site and a European Union Special Protection Area for birdlife, and extends across the Solway to Cumbria. The NNR is also part of the Solway Firth Special Area of Conservation, and is partly within the Nith Estuary National Scenic Area.[11] The NNR is classified as a Category II protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[1] There are other national nature reserves on the other side of the Solway firth, in England.
The reserve was formerly included among
Visitors
NatureScot have provided two carparks and several paths to allow visitors to access the reserve.[13] The path network links to WWT Caerlaverock, a centre run by conservation charity Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust located next to the NNR,[14] and to the neighbouring Historic Environment Scotland property of Caerlaverock Castle.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Caerlaverock". Protected Planet. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Caerlaverock NNR". NatureScot. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "The Story of Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ a b "The Story of Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. p. 2. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Search by A-Z". Scotland's National Nature Reserves. NatureScot. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "The Story of Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. p. 16. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "The Story of Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. p. 17. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "The Story of Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. p. 1. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "The Story of Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. p. 4. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ a b "The Story of Caerlaverock National Nature Reserve" (PDF). Scottish Natural Heritage. p. 5. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Caerlaverock: Designations". Scotland's National Nature Reserves. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "Four biosphere reserves delisted". Scottish Government. 26 March 2002.
- ^ a b "Caerlaverock NNR – Visiting the Reserve". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ "Caerlaverock NNR – Getting Involved". Scottish Natural Heritage. Retrieved 17 December 2018.