Nature Improvement Areas

NIAs are areas of the country where partnerships have been set up to enhance the natural environment. NIAs embody an integrated, holistic approach that was signalled in the Natural Environment White Paper and England Biodiversity Strategy, joining up objectives for biodiversity, water, soils, farming and the low-carbon economy to improve the functioning of ecosystems and their services. Attribution statement: © Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right [year].

Data and Resources

Nature_Improvement_Areas.gdb.zipZIP

Nature_Improvement_Areas.gdb.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform
Nature_Improvement_Areas.geojson.zipZIP

Nature_Improvement_Areas.geojson.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform
Nature_Improvement_Areas.gpkg.zipZIP

Nature_Improvement_Areas.gpkg.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform
Nature_Improvement_Areas.lyr

Nature_Improvement_Areas.lyr download on Defra Data Services Platform
Nature_Improvement_Areas.shp.zipZIP

Nature_Improvement_Areas.shp.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform
OGL.url

OGL.url download on Defra Data Services Platform
ArcGIS Open Dataset record page

ArcGIS Open Dataset record page
Nature Improvement Areas WMS

Nature Improvement Areas WMS
Nature Improvement Areas WFS

Nature Improvement Areas WFS
Nature Improvement Areas Download

Download data by area of interest
Nature Improvement Areas ESRI REST Map Server Endpoint

Nature Improvement Areas ESRI REST Map Server Endpoint
Nature Improvement Areas ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint

Nature Improvement Areas ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint
OGC API - Features service

OGC API - Features service

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Last Updated	October 9, 2025, 16:08 (UTC)
Created	February 24, 2017, 10:54 (UTC)