Crown jewels' of Britain's landscape could be sold off
"England has 224 designated national nature reserves, of which the government ? via its agency Natural England ? owns or manages two thirds; Scotland and Wales have far fewer . A further 1,050 local reserves make up a national collection of beauty spots and sites of special scientific interest that is considered priceless. Covering an area the size of the west Midlands, they include windswept coast, ancient woodlands, flower rich meadows and moor, mountain and bog.
Proposals now being considered in Westminster and Cardiff include selling off the publicly-owned sites"
