Natural England - Special Sites

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What Are LNRs
Declaring LNRs
Managing LNRs
Why Declare LNRs
Getting Involved
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Wildspace! Projects

To find out if there are Local Nature Reserves (or LNRs) in your area and who manages them, please use the search facility below, or click on the map to find the LNRs within a particular county.

PLEASE NOTE: this database is currently being updated; during the interim period you can also search a downloadable Excel spreadsheet which contains a complete and detailed listing of all LNRs. To download this spreadsheet, click here. (Excel, 4.07 MB).

Click here to see a map indicating hectares of LNR per 1000 population in each English Local Authority. The Access to Natural Greenspace Targets (ANGST) state that there should be at least one hectare of LNR per 1000 population.

Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) are for both people and wildlife. They are places with wildlife or geological features that are of special interest locally. They offer people special opportunities to study or learn about nature or simply to enjoy it.

This section of the Natural England site aims to give people factual information about LNRs and to raise general awareness of them. It describes how Natural England's role helps LNR projects to happen and features initiatives that we have grant aided through the LNR grant scheme, Wildspace!