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National Parks - Scotland
The Scottish Government maintains digital boundaries for the designated areas of Scotland's National Parks. Scotland currently has two National Parks, Cairngorms and Loch Lomond... -
National Parks - England
National Parks are run by National Park Authorities for the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage and to provide opportunities... -
Heritage Coasts - Scotland
The boundaries of the designated Nature Conservation MPAs provided in this dataset represent the final recommendations within both the 12 nautical mile Territorial Sea limit (on... -
Heritage Coasts - England
Heritage Coasts boundaries. Heritage coasts are ‘defined’ rather than designated, so there isn’t a statutory designation process like that associated with national parks and... -
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has a great variety of scenic countryside and although there are no National Parks, large areas of landscape of distinctive character and special scenic value... -
National Scenic Areas (equiv to AONB) - Scotland
National Scenic Areas (NSAs) are a national landscape designation of areas that have been identified as having outstanding scenic value in a national context. The designation’s... -
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - England
AONBs are designated areas where protection is afforded to protect and manage the areas for visitors and local residents. Under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000,...