Biosphere Reserves (England)

Biosphere reserves are recognised under UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme with the aim of promoting sustainable development founded on the work of the local community. Once designated, they lie under the United Kingdom’s authority, but when grouped together in the global community together they make up a network of sites within the World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR).

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Biosphere_Reserves_England.gdb.zipZIP

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Biosphere_Reserves_England.geojson.zipZIP

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Biosphere_Reserves_England.gpkg.zipZIP

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Biosphere_Reserves_England.lyr

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Biosphere_Reserves_England.shp.zipZIP

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Data_Gov_UK_Biosphere_Reserves_Metadata.url

Data_Gov_UK_Biosphere_Reserves_Metadata.url download on Defra Data Services...
Open_Government_Licence.url

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BiosphereReservesEngland_Download

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BiosphereReservesEngland_WFS

Biosphere Reserves (England) WFS
BiosphereReservesEngland_WMS

Biosphere Reserves (England) WMS
Natural England Open Data Geoportal dataset page

Natural England Open Data Geoportal dataset page
Biosphere_Reserves_(England)_ESRI_REST_Feature_Server_Endpoint

Biosphere Reserves (England) ESRI REST Feature Server Endpoint
OGC API - Features service

OGC API - Features service

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Last Updated	October 9, 2025, 16:04 (UTC)
Created	December 20, 2016, 10:29 (UTC)