The North Wessex Downs

Welcome to the North Wessex Downs
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The North Wessex Downs is a unique and
spectacular landscape that includes tranquil
open downland, ancient woodland and
chalk streams in the centre of southern England.

Explore this nationally-important protected
landscape including how it is managed
    - places to visit in the North Wessex Downs
    - funding streams
    - news and events
    - where to buy food and drink produced in the North Wessex Downs
    - farms and estates open for school visits
     
 

The Downs

Explore the chalk downland of Marlborough, Pewsey, Lambourn, Berkshire, South Oxfordshire & North Hampshire ...
 

Our Work

Read the Management Plan 2009-2014 for the projects and partners we work with to make this landscape so special…  
 

New Interactive Map

Search for data about the North Wessex Downs AONB using our new Interactive Management Plan tool ...
 

Grants: LEADER, SDF and GRANTnet

Visit these pages to find out more …
 

Local Products

Browse this online directory for producers of the best local food, drink and wooden furniture...
What's new ...
Annual Review 2010-2011 is now out. Read about our achievements over the year. Read more ...

Why are we objecting to plans for a new incinerator? Read more ...

New ways to discover the countryside by bus and by foot. Read more ...

£1 million 'Our Land' project offers free support to tourism businesses in the North Wessex Downs AONB. Read more ...

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