Using boundary information

Administrative, reference, designation and protected area spatial boundaries are available on the NBN Atlas. Some of the boundaries are preloaded as predefined areas where the species and occurrence records can be accessed.

Click on the name of the boundary to view it in the spatial portal and search for species and occurrence records.

Administrative

Name
County Boundaries (Northern Ireland)

Source: OSNI Open Data

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View occurrence records (NBN Atlas Northern Ireland)

District Council boundaries (Northern Ireland)

Source: OSNI Open Data

Districts, Boroughs and Unitary Authorities (England)

Source: OSGB Open Data

Local Authorities (Great Britain)

Source: OSGB Open Data

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Local Authorities (Scotland)

Source: OSGB Open Data

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Local Authorities (Wales)

Source: OSGB Open Data

Non-Metropolitan Counties and Greater London (England)

Source: OSGB Open Data

 

Designated areas

Name
Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (England)

Source: Natural England

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Northern Ireland)

Source: DAERA

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(NBN Atlas Northern Ireland)

Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

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(NBN Atlas Wales)

Biosphere Reserves (England)

Source: Natural England

Biosphere Reserves (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

Biospheric Reserves (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

Conservation Areas (Scotland)

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

Heritage Coasts (England)

Source: Natural England

Heritage Coasts (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

Isle of Man Ramsey Marine Nature Reserve

Source: ?

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(NBN Atlas Isle of Man)

Local Nature Reserves (England)

Source: Natural England

Local Nature Reserves (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

Local Nature Reserves (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

National Nature Reserves (England)

Source: Natural England

National Nature Reserves (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

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(NBN Atlas Scotland)

National Nature Reserves (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

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(NBN Atlas Wales)

National Nature Reserves and Local Nature Reserves (Northern Ireland)

Source: DAERA

National Parks (England)

Source: Natural England

National Parks (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

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(NBN Atlas Scotland)

National Parks (UK)

Source: NBN Trust

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National Parks (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

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(NBN Atlas Wales)

National Scenic Areas (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Government

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(NBN Atlas Scotland)

 

Protected areas

Name
Areas of Special Scientific Interest (Northern Ireland)

Source: DAERA

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(NBN Atlas Northern Ireland)

Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Government

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(NBN Atlas Scotland)

Isle of Man Protected Areas (terrestrial)

Source: ?

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(NBN Atlas Isle Of Man

Marine Conservation Zones (England)

Source: Natural England

Marine Conservation Zones (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

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(NBN Atlas Wales)

Marine Inshore Conservation Zone (Northern Ireland)

Source: DAERA

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(NBN Atlas Northern Ireland)

Marine Nature Reserves (Isle of Man)

Source: Isle of Man Government

Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

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(NBN Atlas Scotland)

RAMSAR (Wetlands of International Importance) (England)

Source: Natural England

RAMSAR (Wetlands of International Importance) (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

RAMSAR Wetlands of International Importance (Northern Ireland)

Source: DAERA

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(NBN Atlas Northern Ireland)

RAMSAR Wetlands of International Importance (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

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(NBN Atlas Scotland)

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (England)

Source: Natural England

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

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(NBN Atlas Scotland)

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

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(NBN Atlas Wales)

Special Areas of Conservation (England)

Source: Natural England

Special Areas of Conservation (Northern Ireland)

Source: DAERA

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(NBN Atlas Northern Ireland)

Special Areas of Conservation (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

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(NBN Atlas Scotland)

Special Areas of Conservation (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

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(NBN Atlas Wales)

Special Areas of Conservation with marine components (UK)

Source: JNCC

Special protection areas (England)

Source: Natural England

Special Protection Areas (Northern Ireland)

Source: DAERA

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(NBN Atlas Northern Ireland)

Special Protection Areas (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

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(NBN Atlas Scotland)

Special Protection areas (Wales)

Source: Natural Resources Wales

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(NBN Atlas Wales)

Special Protection Areas with marine components (UK)

Source: JNCC

World Heritage Site (Northern Ireland)

Source: DAERA

World Heritage Sites (England)

Source: Historic England

World Heritage Sites (Scotland)

Source: Scottish Natural Heritage

World Heritage Sites (Wales)

Source: Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw)

Reference

Name
Local Environmental Record Centre Boundaries (UK)

Source: ALERC

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Vice Counties (Ireland)

Source: OpenStreetMap

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(NBN Atlas Northern Ireland)

Watsonian Vice Counties (GB)

Source: Biological Records Centre

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