The UK’s 46 AONB’s

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty have some of the UK’s best countryside for walking, cycling, horse-riding and wildlife-watching. But there’s also great caving, canoeing, sailing, and fishing to be found too. In fact, if you can do it outdoors, you can probably do it in the outstanding landscapes of our AONBs. From quiet lanes, ancient woodlands, distinctive and attractive villages, flower-filled hay meadows, sweeping downs, wild moors and more, our AONBs include every aspect of the UK’s countryside and almost every kind of bird, plant and animal in the country.