Barker, G. M. A.; Box, J. D. - In: Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 41 (1998) 5, pp. 629-642
Local authorities in Great Britain have had the powers to acquire, declare and manage statutory Local Nature Reserves since 1949; these powers were extended to Northern Ireland in 1985. As of March 1997, there are some 564 Local Nature Reserves in England, three in Northern Ireland, 24 in Scotland...