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National Scenic Area
What this layer shows
Scotland's 40 National Scenic Areas: its equivalent of the AONB, protecting the finest landscapes from the Cuillin to the Borders. Free for everyone.
Where the data comes from
ARCGIS · maps.gov.scot
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Facts shown for each feature
Local authority
In these presets
Renewables screening
The constraints a wind or solar scheme is screened against in Scotland and northern England: carbon-rich soils and deep peat, wild land, National Scenic Areas, the statutory designations and ancient woodland. A screening map, not a decision: NPF4 gives several of these explicit weight, and the rest is casework.
Visiting
Walks, parks and places worth the trip: the map for a day out.
Landscape character
What the landscape is, before what is protected: character areas, LANDMAP, wild land and the scenic designations.