An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside considered to have significant landscape value in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, that has been specially designated by Natural England on behalf of the United Kingdom government; Natural Resources Wales (formerly the Countryside Council for Wales) on behalf of the Welsh Government; or the Northern Ireland Environment Agency on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive.
The primary purpose of the AONB designation is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the landscape, with two secondary aims: meeting the need for quiet enjoyment of the countryside and having regard for the interests of those who live and work there. To achieve these aims, AONBs rely on planning controls and practical countryside management.
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England
Arnside and Silverdale
Blackdown Hills
Cannock Chase
Chichester Harbour
Chiltern Hills
Cornwall
Cotswolds
Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs
Dedham Vale
Dorset
East Devon
Forest of Bowland
High Weald
Howardian Hills
Isle of Wight
Isles of Scilly
Kent Downs
Lincolnshire Wolds
Malvern Hills
Mendip Hills
Nidderdale
Norfolk Coast
North Devon Coast
North Pennines
Northumberland Coast
North Wessex Downs
Quantock Hills
Shropshire Hills
Solway Coast
South Devon
Suffolk Coast and Heaths
Surrey Hills
Tamar Valley
Wye Valley
Wales
Anglesey
Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
Gower Peninsula
Llŷn Peninsula
Wye Valley (partly in England)
Northern Ireland
Antrim Coast and Glens
Causeway Coast
Lagan Valley
Mourne Mountains
Binevenagh
Ring of Gullion
Sperrins
Strangford Lough and Lecale
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Stunning shots, each one more beautiful than the last! Thank you for taking me along…
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Stunning! Absolutely stunning!!!
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