[1] LNRs are sites which have a special local interest either biologically or geologically.
Local authorities have a duty to care for them, and must control the sites by owning or leasing them, or by having an agreement with the owners.
[4] It is bordered by Hampshire and Surrey to the south, Greater London to the east, Wiltshire to the west and Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to the north.
[5] Berkshire lies in the valleys of the Thames and its tributary, the River Kennet, and in the west it is crossed by chalk hills.
It is governed by six unitary authorities: Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham.