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AONB (Northern Ireland)
What this layer shows
Northern Ireland's eight Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty: from the Causeway Coast to the Mournes. Free for everyone.
Where the data comes from
GEOJSONFILE · admin.opendatani.gov.uk
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Legislation
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Botanical
Built for a botanical survey or NVC walkover: every priority grassland, heathland and the Botanical Value Map, with SSSI and ancient woodland for context. These are the habitats where the species list is the point: unimproved calcareous and acid grassland, lowland meadows, upland hay meadows, purple moor grass and rush pasture, and the heaths. Turn it on before a site visit to see which compartments deserve the most time on the ground.
Landscape character
What the landscape is, before what is protected: character areas, LANDMAP, wild land and the scenic designations.
Other layers in this group
- ASSI (Northern Ireland)
- SAC (Northern Ireland)
- SPA (Northern Ireland)
- Ramsar Site (Northern Ireland)
- National Nature Reserve (Northern Ireland)
- World Heritage Site (Northern Ireland)
- Sites & Monuments Record (NI)
- Historic Buildings (NI)
- Scheduled Zones (NI)
- Historic Parks & Gardens (NI)
- Areas of Archaeological Potential (NI)
- Battlesites (NI)