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Exploring Nature Reserves: A Quiz on Conservation and Biodiversity

This quiz assesses knowledge of nature reserves, their significance to biodiversity, and conservation efforts across the globe. Answer questions about various regions, plants, and the role of institutions in designating these protected areas.

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1 There are 29 nature reserves in ________ which cover 12% of Egyptian land.

2 Nature reserves may be designated by ________ institutions in some countries, or by private landowners, such as charities and research institutions, regardless of nationality.

3 Examples include unique alpine plants at Upper Teesdale and the beautiful field of fritillary lilies at North Meadow Cricklade, ________.

4 The reserve consists of five separate ________ valleys Lathkill, Cressbrook, Monk's, Long and Hay.

5 Many NNRs contain nationally important populations of rare flowers, ferns and mosses, butterflies and other insects, and nesting and wintering ________.

6 ________ Dales NNR lies within the Peak District National Park.

7 These five dales represent some of the best examples of wildlife and ________ in the White Peak.

8 The Lake District National Park covers almost the entire of the county of ________ and all the land in England above 3,000ft lies within the park.

9 Nature reserves fall into different ________ categories depending on the level of protection afforded by local laws.

10 ________ announced a plan from to build 40 nature reserves from 1997 to 2017, to help protect the natural resources and the culture and history of those areas.

đź’ˇ Interesting Facts

  • Portbury Ashlands is a new nature reserve on the site previously used to dump the waste from Portishead power stations.
  • Seacliff Lunatic Asylum (pictured) in New Zealand was plagued by landslips, a fatal fire in a locked psychiatric ward and allegations of abuse before reverting to a forest reserve.
  • the nature reserve RejvĂ­z in the Czech Republic is covered with a peat bog including two moss lakes of glacial origin.
  • Petticoat Hill, a nature reserve in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, is said to be named after laundry hung on a clothesline.
  • NiepoĹ‚omice Forest in Poland incorporates the most protected nature reserve inhabited by European bison called wisent (pictured), the heaviest surviving land animal in Europe.
  • Fowlsheugh cliffs attract 170,000 breeding seabirds annually, and may be one of the few nature reserves with more vertical than horizontal land area.
  • Ham Hill, a nature reserve managed by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, is one of only two confirmed sites in the county where Musk Orchid grows.
  • Holmöarna, an island group in the Gulf of Bothnia, forms the largest island nature reserve in Sweden.
  • Bridge Island Meadows is an inaccessible nature reserve on the floodplains of the Charles River in Massachusetts.
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