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AONBs vary greatly in terms of size, type and use of land, and whether they are partly or wholly open to the public. The smallest AONB is the Isles of Scilly, 16 km 2 (6.2 sq mi), and the largest is the Cotswolds, [11] 2,038 km 2 (787 sq mi). AONBs cover around 15% of England and 4% of Wales. [12]
AONBs are classified as a Category V landscape by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). [32] Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has overall responsibility for AONBs nationally in Wales but the AONBs are locally managed by local authorities with the support of Joint Advisory Committees (JAC), local communities and partnerships. [5]
The areas are together treated as a single Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB): all AONBs have been rebranded as National Landscapes since November 2023. [2] Section 85 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 places a duty on all relevant authorities when discharging any function affecting land within an AONB to have regard to the ...
AONBs do not possess separate administrative structures like Britain's National Parks, but rely on existing structures. In the case of the High Weald, this requires co-ordination of the policies and management activities of fifteen local authorities, comprising four counties (Surrey, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent) and eleven district ...
In 2023, AONBs including Cranborne Chase rebranded as National Landscapes. [3] The AONB includes several distinct landscape areas, among them: Cranborne Chase, an area of chalk downland in the south. [4] West Wiltshire Downs, an area of chalk downland in the north. [5] The Vale of Wardour, a wide clay valley between the two areas of downland. [6]
Five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) have been designated in Wales, one of which, the Wye Valley AONB, straddles the Anglo-Welsh border. [5]The Gower (Penrhyn Gŵyr) is a peninsula on the south west coast of Wales, on the north side of the Bristol Channel in the southwest of the historic county of Glamorgan.
The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6.c. 97) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the National Parks Commission which later became the Countryside Commission and then the Countryside Agency, which became Natural England when it merged with English Nature in 2006.
One of the AONBs, the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley has been proposed to be replaced by a new national park, which would become Wales' fourth national park. The three national park authorities work in partnership as 'National Parks Wales' (NPW) which promotes their purposes and interests.