Public notice: Borrowdale Rainforest NNR
Published 22 May 2024
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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Declaration of National Nature Reserve
Parishes of Keswick, Above Derwent and Borrowdale
County of Cumbria
Notice is hereby given that:
In pursuance of section 35(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, Natural England has, by the Borrowdale Rainforest National Nature Reserve No.01 Declaration made on the 16th day of May 2024, declared the land referred to therein a National Nature Reserve.
The land having a total area of 721.18 hectares or thereabouts, situated in the Parishes of Keswick, Above Derwent and Borrowdale in the County of Cumbria and shown shaded yellow on the maps attached to the said Declaration, is held by National Trust, a body approved by Natural England, and is being managed as a nature reserve.
Natural England is satisfied that the said land is of national importance.
The declaration and associated maps may be viewed on Natural England’s website at:
Val Brown, Area Senior Adviser, National Nature Reserves
on behalf of Natural England.