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5 unusual facts about Conservation Area


Cropthorne

The village has many unique examples of timber-framed thatched cottages from the 16th and 17th centuries, and about half the village is designated as a Conservation area.

Cushendun

Cushendun's picturesque coastal setting in the heart of the Antrim Coast and Glens Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, together with its unique architectural inheritance, resulted in designation as a Conservation area in 1980.

Little Waterhouse Lake

Little Waterhouse Lake is a freshwater coastal lagoon in the Waterhouse Conservation Area of north-eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Thornford

There are a number of Grade II listed buildings in the village, the centre of which, dominated by a Victorian clock tower, was designated a Conservation area in 1994.

Trewellard

In 2004 Penwith District Council designated the centre of the village as a Conservation area.


Demorestville, Ontario

A formerly much larger (but now small) creek (known locally as "The Crick") which once powered mills fed by Fish Lake, flows through the center of town and has now been protected under the Demorestville Conservation Area.

Sacred Himalayan Landscape

The Sacred Himalayan Landscape (SHL) is a trans-boundary conservation area located mostly in Nepal (73.6%) but also including land in Sikkim and Darjeeling in India (24.4%) and a small area in Bhutan (2.1%).

St John's, Woking

A narrow majority of shops and homes exhibit late Victorian to Edwardian architecture, styles which have been promoted in new buildings in and around its conservation area.

Troutbeck, South Lakeland

It is a conservation area and includes the National Trust property of Townend.


see also

Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area

Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, near the Arenal Volcano and covering the Cordillera de Tilarán.

Boxted, Essex

Parts of the Boxted parish - such as Old Boxted - are within the Dedham Vale conservation area where development of buildings etc. is tightly controlled.

Butser Hill

As well as this, over 30 species of butterfly have been recorded, including populations of Duke of Burgundy and the Silver-spotted Skipper, making the area an important conservation area for many butterfly species.

Cassy O'Connor

This community campaign began in March 2004, when Sydney-based developer Walker Corporation announced its intention to construct Tasmania's first canal housing estate in the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area east of Hobart.

Deerock Lake

The small Deerock Conservation Area operated by Quinte Conservation at the southeast of the lake and at the end of Deer Rock Lake Road, provides public access to the lake, and includes parking ($5/day) and a boat launch.

Fort Stanton – Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area

The Fort Stanton – Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area is a National Conservation Area in the eastern foothills of the Sierra Blanca, between Capitan and Lincoln in south central New Mexico.

Hin Namno

Hin Namno or Hin Namno National Biodiversity Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Khammouane Province, Laos.

Kroppach

The community lies between Hachenburg and Altenkirchen and is described as the gateway to the Kroppach Switzerland nature and landscape conservation area.

Maliau Basin

Maliau Basin or also Maliau Basin Conservation Area, is a region in Sabah, Malaysia, which represents a geological catchment surrounding the Maliau River.

Located around the center of Sabah in the Sandakan Division, it was designated as a conservation area by the Sabah Foundation (Yayasan Sabah) in 1981.

Medina House

As part of Kings Esplanade, it now forms part of the Cliftonville Conservation Area within Hove.

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Mgahinga National Park was gazetted in 1991 and is a part of the Virunga Conservation Area, which is 434 km.

Milton, Easter Ross

The original village, a conservation area, features classic Scottish Vernacular architectural features, and a short distance away the Tarbat Estate includes Major-General Lord MacLeod's 1787 Georgian Tarbat House, now in a state of ruin but with many original features within the grounds, including the burial sites of favourite horses and dogs and an impressive, although now uncared for Victorian arboretum.

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

The Department of Game and Fish operates the Ladd S. Gordon Waterfowl Complex, a group of four conservation area in New Mexico devoted to assisting birdlife in the region with Waterfowl Management Areas at La Joya, Bernardo, Casa Colorada, and Belen.

North Warnborough

The London-Basingstoke Canal conservation area passes through the middle of the village, which is bounded to the north by the River Whitewater.

Northumberland Wildlife Trust

Bakethin Reservoir, Kielder Water, conservation area managed on behalf of Northumbrian Water

In addition to its nature reserves, the Trust manages Weetslade Country Park on behalf of the Land Restoration Trust and Bakethin Reservoir conservation area on behalf of Northumbrian Water.

Nu'ulopa

It is also a small forested rocky outcrop with coconut palms (Cocos nucifera) and a conservation area for flying foxes.

Octopus Hole

Similar to the close-by Sund Rock conservation area, Octopus Hole is very popular with Scuba divers who enjoy diving the walls associated with the site to view various underwater creatures, including but not limited to Lingcod, Giant Pacific Octopus, Wolf Eel, sea cucumber, and nudibranch.

Old Market

Old Market, Bristol, a Conservation Area around Old Market Street in Bristol

Papplewick

Tourist attractions in the parish include the village conservation area, where there are 18th-century cottages and Papplewick Hall.

Pipewell

However this is uncertain as there are two Site of Special Scientific Interest woods at the top of the village and it is a conservation area with the Abbey site of historical interest.

Qigu District

The Qigu Lagoon is located in this township, and an ecological conservation area for Black-faced Spoonbills is situated on the estuary of the Zengwun River.

River Eden, Fife

It flows from Burnside, near the border with Perth & Kinross, then slowly across the Howe of Fife (until drained in the 18th and 19th centuries a flat and waterlogged basin) and through the market town of Cupar to Guardbridge, where it enters the North Sea via the Eden Estuary, an important conservation area for wading birds and a nature reserve.

Rocky Fork Township, Boone County, Missouri

Finger Lakes State Park, Rocky Fork Conservation Area, and The Pinnacles Youth Park are located here.

Rondebosch Common

Rondebosch Common is a National Monument and an important conservation area for the critically endangered Cape Flats Sand Fynbos vegetation.

San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area

San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County on California’s south coast.

Sandy Point, Newfoundland and Labrador

Various levels of government are undertaking a process to create the territory as an historical site and conservation area for the numerous species of migratory birds which inhabit the island during the summer months; these include Piping Plovers, with the Sandy Point colony comprising between 15-30% of Newfoundland's overall plover population.

Scheduled monument

Wymondham Abbey in Norfolk is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, a Grade I Listed Building, and lies in Wymondham Conservation Area.

University House, University of Birmingham

It is located in beautiful grounds in the conservation area of Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Veever's Falls

Nearby attractions include the Bruce Trail, Albion Falls, Mount Albion Conservation Area, Felker's Falls, Felker's Falls Conservation Area, King's Forest Golf Course, Mohawk Sports Park, Mohawk 4 Ice Centre, Glendale Golf Course, Escarpment Rail Trail, Battlefield House Museum.

YUS Conservation Area

To establish the YUS Conservation Area, Woodland Park Zoo's Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program (TKCP) has worked with local landowners and the PNG government for more than 12 years.