National parks of the United Kingdom

==Other designated landscapes==

==Other designated landscapes==

{{see also|Conservation in the United Kingdom}}

{{see also|Conservation in the United Kingdom}}

The United Kingdom has a number of other designated landscape areas besides its national parks. Most similar to the parks are [[National Landscapes]] which differ in part because of their more limited opportunities for extensive outdoor recreation.{{cite web |title=Natural England – AONB |url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/aonb/default.aspx |website=www.naturalengland.org.uk |date= 19 November 2024|access-date=}} Dartmoor, the Lake District, North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales all abut AONBs and in addition the coasts of Exmoor and the North York Moors coincide with [[heritage coast]]s.{{cite web |title=Natural England – facts and figures |url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nationalparks/factsfigures.aspx |website=www.naturalengland.org.uk |date= |access-date=}} All the Parks contain in varying numbers [[Sites of Special Scientific Interest]] and [[national nature reserve (United Kingdom)|national nature reserve]]s. A part of the Brecon Beacons National Park is also designated as one of the [[UNESCO Global Geoparks]]. Of the various [[List of World Heritage Sites of the United Kingdom|World Heritage Sites in England and Wales]], one – the Lake District – is wholly coincident with a national park whilst a part of the [[Blaenavon Industrial Landscape]] World Heritage Site falls within the Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog) and parts of the [[Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd]] and of the [[Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales]] fall within Snowdonia National Park (Eryri).{{cite web |title=World Heritage List |url=https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&l=en&&&mode=table&order=region |access-date=6 February 2010 |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}

The United Kingdom has a number of other designated landscape areas besides its national parks. Most similar to the parks are [[National Landscape]]s which differ in part because of their more limited opportunities for extensive outdoor recreation.{{cite web |title=Natural England – AONB |url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/aonb/default.aspx |website=www.naturalengland.org.uk |date= 19 November 2024|access-date=}} Dartmoor, the Lake District, North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales all abut AONBs and in addition the coasts of Exmoor and the North York Moors coincide with [[heritage coast]]s.{{cite web |title=Natural England – facts and figures |url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nationalparks/factsfigures.aspx |website=www.naturalengland.org.uk |date= |access-date=}} All the Parks contain in varying numbers [[Sites of Special Scientific Interest]] and [[national nature reserve (United Kingdom)|national nature reserve]]s. A part of the Brecon Beacons National Park is also designated as one of the [[UNESCO Global Geoparks]]. Of the various [[List of World Heritage Sites of the United Kingdom|World Heritage Sites in England and Wales]], one – the Lake District – is wholly coincident with a national park whilst a part of the [[Blaenavon Industrial Landscape]] World Heritage Site falls within the Brecon Beacons National Park (Bannau Brycheiniog) and parts of the [[Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd]] and of the [[Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales]] fall within Snowdonia National Park (Eryri).{{cite web |title=World Heritage List |url=https://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&l=en&&&mode=table&order=region |access-date=6 February 2010 |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}

==See also==

==See also==