NYMNPA Local Nature Reserves: Designated Protected Areas in the UK

Farndale Local Nature Reserve was designated on March 12, 1956, under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. This dataset from the Government Digital Service lists places with locally significant wildlife or geological interest. The specific number of reserves, their attributes, and the last update date are not provided in the input metadata.

Use Cases

• Mapping designated protected areas based on the legal status mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the historical establishment of nature reserves based on the 1956 designation date.
• Identifying sites of local wildlife interest based on the stated purpose of Local Nature Reserves.
• Studying areas of special geological interest based on the criteria described.

Strengths

• Includes a specific designation date (March 12, 1956) and the enabling legislation (National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949).
• Describes the core purpose of the data: identifying places with special local wildlife or geological interest.
• Sourced from an authoritative government organization (Government Digital Service).

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official designations under UK legislation.

Time Range

Includes at least one record from 1956; full temporal coverage is unknown.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Likely covers areas within the North York Moors National Park Authority (NYMNPA) region, United Kingdom.