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View of Cairngorms from Loch Morlich (Cairngorms National Park)

The designation of protected areas in the UK was made possible by the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. The Act set out how land could be designated as:

National Parks
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty - in England, Northern Ireland and Wales
National Scenic Areas, which are the equivalent for Scotland to the Areas of Outstanding Beauty
National nature reserves
Sites of Special Scientific Interest

		Cairngorms National Park	452.800 ha
		Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park	186.500 ha

The photo next to the name of the protected area means that you will find information directly updated by the respective Park Authorities.

United Kingdom: Scotland

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