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

National_Nature_Reserves_At_the_heart_of_conservation_in_21st_century.url

National_Nature_Reserves_At_the_heart_of_conservation_in_21st_century.url...
National_Nature_Reserves_England.gdb.zipZIP

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National_Nature_Reserves_England.geojson.zipZIP

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National_Nature_Reserves_England.gpkg.zipZIP

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National_Nature_Reserves_England.lyrx

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National_Nature_Reserves_England.shp.zipZIP

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Open_Government_Licence.url

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National Nature Reserves (England) - Natural England Open Data Geoportal

National Nature Reserves (England) - Natural England Open Data Geoportal
National Nature Reserves (England) - ESRI REST Feature Service API

National Nature Reserves (England) - ESRI REST Feature Service API
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	April 29, 2026, 12:04 (UTC)
Created	December 20, 2016, 10:28 (UTC)