National Nature Reserves (England)

A National Nature Reserve (NNR) is the land declared under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 or Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) as amended. The data does not include "proposed" sites. Supplied in England-wide and 100 x 100km tiles. Boundaries are mapped against Ordnance Survey MasterMap. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].

Data and Resources

Data_Gov_UK_Metadata_National_Nature_Reserves_England.url

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National Nature Reserves.lyr

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National_Nature_Reserves_At_the_heart_of_conservation_in_21st_century.url

National_Nature_Reserves_At_the_heart_of_conservation_in_21st_century.url...
Open_Government_Licence.url

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National Nature Reserves (England) WMS

National Nature Reserves (England) WMS
National Nature Reserves (England) WFS

National Nature Reserves (England) WFS
NationalNatureReservesEngland_Download

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Last Updated	August 5, 2025, 18:41 (UTC)
Created	December 20, 2016, 10:28 (UTC)