Welcome to the Cornwall National Landscape
Cornwall National Landscape is the new name for the protected landscape in Cornwall, endorsed by Natural England.
We are still in law designated an area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB). Cornwall National Landscape is 12 separate sections (1/3 of Cornwall) and our primary purpose remains to conserve and enhance Natural Beauty.
Our website has moved to cornwall-landscape.org
What’s New?
Our new Management Plan, 2022-2027,
has been officially adopted
The five-year plan is a shared strategy for those who live, work and visit the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
It provides guidance to help Government, statutory organisations and any public body to ensure they are fulfilling their Section 85 (Countryside & Rights of Way Act) duty to ‘have regard to the purpose of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty’ of AONB.
The four key priorities of People, Place, Nature and Climate are at the forefront of the Protected Landscape’s Policies, Aims and Objectives.
The Management Plan is fully interactive to make it as accessible as possible for everyone to engage with.
Cornwall is a beautiful part of the world, with a world-renowned coastline, a UNESCO World Heritage Site designation, and a host of natural and heritage features that make it unique and such a draw for visitors and residents alike.
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) are protected landscapes whose distinctive character and natural beauty are so outstanding that it is in the nation’s interest to safeguard them. As such they have been nationally designated by the same legislation as National Parks and have the same status and level of protection.
Cornwall AONB is unique, it is the only AONB that has 12 separate sections totalling almost a third of Cornwall – an area bigger than Dartmoor National Park.
Read the latest blog from our Archaeological Technician Apprentice, Linus, about his experience excavating on an urban site in the heart of Truro.