The Natural Areas of England are regions, officially designated by Natural England, each with a characteristic association of wildlife and natural features.
[1] More formally, they are defined as "biogeographic zones which reflect the geological foundation, the natural systems and processes and the wildlife in different parts of England...".
[2] There are 120 Natural Areas in England ranging from the North Pennines to the Dorset Heaths and from The Lizard to The Fens.
They produced a map of England that depicts the natural and cultural dimensions of the landscape.
[3] Natural Areas are assessed by Natural England, the UK Government's advisor on the natural environment, to be "a sensible scale at which to view the wildlife resource, from both a national and local perspective".
"[3] Many Natural Areas coincide with a further natural division referred to as National Character Areas; however, in other cases a Natural Area may contain two or more National Character Areas.
North Northumberland Coastal Plain 2.
Durham Magnesian Limestone Plateau 7.
West Cumbria Coastal Plain 12.
Pennine Dales Fringe 16.
North York Moors and Hills 18.
Southern Magnesian Limestone 24.
North Lincolnshire Coversands and Clay Vales 35.
Derbyshire Peak Fringe and Lower Derwent 40.
Needwood and South Derbyshire Claylands 41.
Malvern Hills and Teme Valley 58.
Clun and North West Herefordshire Hills 59.
Black Mountains and Golden Valley 51.
Dean Plateau and Wye Valley 116.
North Lincolnshire Coversands and Clay Vales 35.
Suffolk Coast and Heaths 50.
Low Weald and Pevensey 74.
South Coast Plain and Hampshire Lowlands 76.
Folkestone to Selsey Bill 109.
Solent and Poole Bay 55.
Bristol, Avon Valleys and Ridges 63.
Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes 89.
Start Point to Land's End 113.
Land's End to Minehead 115.