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{{Short description|Designation for nature reserves in Great Britain}} '''Local nature reserve''' ('''LNR''') is a statutory designation for certain [[nature reserve]]s in [[Great Britain]]. The Wild Life Conservation Special Committee<ref>''Conservation of Nature in England and Wales'', Command 7122, 1947</ref> established them and proposed a national suite of protected areas comprising [[national nature reserve (United Kingdom)|national nature reserve]]s, [[conservation area (United Kingdom)|conservation area]]s (which incorporated suggestions for [[Site of Special Scientific Interest|Sites of Special Scientific Interest]]), national parks, geological monuments, local nature reserves and local educational nature reserves. There are now over 1,280 LNRs in England, covering almost 40,000 hectares, which range from windswept coastal headlands and ancient woodlands to former inner city railways and long abandoned [[landfill]] sites.
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