Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

E73952
landscape conservation designation protected area designation

An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a protected landscape in the United Kingdom recognized for its exceptional natural beauty, conserved for environmental, cultural, and recreational value.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
AONB 1
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (partly via North Wessex Downs) 1
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf landscape conservation designation ⓘ
protected area designation ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
Isles of Scilly ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
associatedWith landscape protection policies ⓘ
planning controls ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
differsFrom National Park (United Kingdom) ⓘ
encourages public access to the countryside ⓘ
sustainable tourism ⓘ
hasAbbreviation Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: AONB
hasConservationFocus biodiversity ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
geodiversity ⓘ
landscape ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
hasLegalStatus statutory designation ⓘ
hasManagementTool management plan ⓘ
hasProtectionLevel high landscape protection ⓘ
introducedIn 1949 ⓘ
keyCriterion cultural heritage features ⓘ
natural beauty ⓘ
natural heritage features ⓘ
relative tranquillity ⓘ
relative wildness ⓘ
scenic quality ⓘ
legalBasis Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 ⓘ
Environment Act 1995 ⓘ
Environment Act 2021 ⓘ
National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 ⓘ
managedBy AONB partnerships ⓘ
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland) ⓘ
Natural England ⓘ
Natural Resources Wales ⓘ
local authorities ⓘ
managementPlanPeriod 5 years ⓘ
partOf UK protected landscapes system ⓘ
purpose conservation of natural beauty ⓘ
promotion of public enjoyment ⓘ
protection of landscape character ⓘ
support of local communities ⓘ
recognizedFor cultural value ⓘ
environmental value ⓘ
exceptional natural beauty ⓘ
high-quality landscapes ⓘ
recreational value ⓘ
regulates development ⓘ
similarTo National Park (United Kingdom) ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Downs → designatedAs → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Cotswolds → designation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Forest of Bowland → designation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → designation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → designation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → designation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → designation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Three Cliffs Bay → designation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → hasAbbreviation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: AONB
Natural England → hasAuthorityOver → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England
Isles of Scilly → hasDesignation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Leith Hill → hasDesignation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
Oxwich Bay → hasDesignation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
City and County of Swansea → hasHeritageDesignation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
West Berkshire → hasHeritageDesignation → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (partly via North Wessex Downs)
Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty → partOf → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
this entity surface form: English AONB network
Holmbury Hill → partOf → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ
National Scenic Area → similarTo → Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ