Cornwall National Landscape

TheCornwall National Landscape(formerly theCornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) covers 958 square kilometres (370 sq mi) inCornwall,England, United Kingdom; that is, about 27% of the total area of the county. It comprises 12 separate areas, designated under theNational Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949for special landscape protection. Of the areas, eleven cover stretches of coastline; the twelfth isBodmin Moor.The areas are together treated as a singleArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty(AONB): all AONBs have been rebranded as National Landscapes since November 2023. Section 85 of theCountryside and Rights of Way Act 2000places a duty on all relevant authorities when discharging any function affecting land within an AONB to have regard to the purpose of conserving and enhancing natural beauty. Section 89 places a statutory duty on Local Planning Authorities with an AONB within their administrative area to produce a 5-year management plan.

Cornwall
Cape Cornwall
Location of Cornwall AONB
Location	Cornwall,England
Coordinates	50.509°N 4.597°W/50.509; -4.597
Established	1959
Website	www.cornwall-landscape.org

Designation

The areas were designated in 1959, except for the Camel estuary which was added in 1981.The list of designated areas is:

1. Hartland (MorwenstowandKilkhampton)
2. Pentire PointtoWidemouth
3. Camel Estuary
4. Trevose HeadtoStepper Point(BedruthantoPadstow)
5. St Agnes
6. GodrevytoPortreath
7. WestPenwith
8. South Coast—Western (LizardandMaraziontoHelford River)
9. South Coast—Central (Mylorandthe RoselandtoPorthpean)
10. South Coast—Eastern (Par SandstoLooe)
11. Rame Head
12. Bodmin Moor

There are separate AONBs covering theTamar Valley(which is partly in Cornwall and partly in Devon—the east bank of the river Tamar forms the boundary between Cornwall/Kernow and Devon), and theIsles of Scilly,which is administered for most purposes separately to Cornwall.

Management

The Cornwall AONB is managed by a Partnership of 21 organisations

• Cornwall Agri-food Council
• Cornwall Association of Local Councils
• Cornwall Council
• Cornwall Heritage Trust
• Cornwall Rural Community Charity
• Cornwall Sustainable Tourism Project (CoaST)
• Cornwall Wildlife Trust
• Country Land and Business Association
• ERCCIS (Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly)
• Historic England
• Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG)
• King Harry Ferry
• National Farmers Union
• National Trust
• Natural England
• Rural Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Partnership (RCP)
• University of Exeter in Cornwall
• VisitCornwall
• Volunteer Cornwall
• Westcountry Rivers Trust

The Partnership meets twice a year to identify the prioritisation of action and the implementation of the Plan. The Partnership also has an advisory role, providing advice to Cornwall Council and other organisations on matters such as planning and project development. The Partnership is supported by a team of officers—the Cornwall AONB Unit who exist to administer the Partnership, undertake delivery, access resources, influence, enable and support Partner organisations in the delivery of the Management Plan.

The first Cornwall AONB Management Plan was adopted by the members of the Cornwall AONB Partnershipin July 2004. The latest Cornwall AONB Management Plan, 2022-27, was adopted byCornwall Counciland the members of the Cornwall AONB Partnershipin May 2022.