Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. A conservation area may be a nature preserve, a park, a land reclamation project, or other area. In the United Kingdom, conservation area is often the name designation given to nature preserves. Parts of built-up areas may also be decalred as such, to preserve historical character. Also see: Special Area of Conservation Conservation designation This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.