National Landscapes launch

The North Pennines National Landscape is the new name for the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – and a new chapter in the story of the North Pennines. There is a new name and new logo, but it is the same beautiful place it has always been.

The North Pennines National Landscape is one of England’s most special places: a stunning landscape of open heather moors and peatlands, attractive dales and hay meadows, tumbling upland rivers, wonderful woods, welcoming communities, intriguing imprints of a mining and industrial past, distinctive birds, animals and plants and much, much more.

The North Pennines National Landscape is also designated as a UNESCO Global Geopark, in recognition of world-class earth heritage shared through education, interpretation and visitor information.

The North Pennines National Landscape team works with others to take action to conserve and enhance this special place. Their priorities are:

• nature recovery – we are committed to working with farmers, land managers, conservation organisations and communities to protect what remains and restore what has been lost
• helping people make an emotional connection with nature – as well as helping people to understand more about our natural heritage, we know that people who make an emotional connection with nature go on to take action for conservation

For more information visit the North Pennines National Landscape website.