Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Britishnoun
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The Winnie-the-Pooh stories are set in Ashdown Forest, an area of open heathland on the highest sandy ridges of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
The Mourne Mountains are located in County Down and are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025
And Britain’s largest designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is blessed with an abundance of Roman sites, abbeys, gardens and castles.
From New York Times • May 17, 2018
Natural England, a government advisory group, has named the locale an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, worthy of preservation.
From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2014
"Building a dual carriageway on the surface would have caused great damage," says Rob Fairbanks, director of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, which contains the Devil's Punch Bowl.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2011
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