Guidance
National Character Area profiles: information for local decision making
Use National Character Area profiles to find descriptions, facts and data about the different landscapes of England.
Applies to England
National Character Areas (NCAs) divide England into 159 distinct areas. Each is defined by a unique combination of:
- landscape
- biodiversity
- geodiversity
- history
- cultural and economic activity
NCA boundaries follow natural lines in the landscape, not county or district boundaries.聽聽
Visit the to find interactive profiles that outline and describe each of the NCAs.
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Information contained within each profile includes:聽
- facts, data and interactive maps聽
- a description of the landscape, including its key characteristics and how the area has changed over time聽
- an overview of the NCA鈥檚 natural capital (the benefits of the area to society)聽聽
- statements of environmental opportunity 鈥� setting out how the landscape could be managed for the future聽
How NCA profiles can be used
The information and evidence in the profiles can:聽
- help people to make decisions about the places that they live in and care for聽
- guide actions to achieve nature recovery, including through local nature recovery strategies聽
- support the planning of large scale conservation projects and the design of land management schemes聽
- inform choices about landscape change聽
- encourage partnership working towards a common vision聽
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Updates to this page
Published 14 May 2024