Country Parks
There are over 250 recognised Country Parks in England and Wales. Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the Countryside Act 1968 with the support of the former Countryside Commission. In more recent times there has been no specific financial support for Country Parks directly, and fewer have been designated. Most are managed by local authorities, although other organisations and private individuals can also run them.
A Country Park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment. The purpose of a Country Park is to provide somewhere for visitors who do not necessarily want to go out into the wider countryside. Visitors can enjoy a public open space with an informal atmosphere, as opposed to a formal park as might be found in an urban area. For this reason Country Parks are usually found close to or on the edge of built-up areas.
- Identification
- Extent
- Distribution
- Quality
- Keywords
- Spatial Reference System
- Content
- Constraints
- Maintenance
- Metadata
Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS98742
- Alternative Title
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- Country Parks.LYR
- Sites (Country Parks)
- Parciau Cenedlaethol
- Metadata Language
- English
- Lineage
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This dataset was originally put together from maps provided by Unitary Authorities and then digitised by the former Countryside Council for Wales (now part of Natural Resources Wales) staff in the mid 1990s. Later updates were compiled from digital data supplied by Unitary Authorities and pdfs. Digital data was captured to OS MasterMap.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2025-10-03
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
Distribution
- Format Type and Description
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Geographic Information System
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Unknown
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- Specification
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ESRI Feature Class
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Geographic Information System
(
Unknown
)
- Resource Locator
- View and Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- Resource Locator
- Web Mapping Service ( OGC:WMS )
Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Conformity
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Explanation
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
- Degree
- false
- Lineage
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This dataset was originally put together from maps provided by Unitary Authorities and then digitised by the former Countryside Council for Wales (now part of Natural Resources Wales) staff in the mid 1990s. Later updates were compiled from digital data supplied by Unitary Authorities and pdfs. Digital data was captured to OS MasterMap.
Keywords
Keywords
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- Countryside Act 1968
- Countryside Commission
- geographical information systems (GIS)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
Keywords
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IPSV Subjects List
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- Environment
- Country parks
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2020-11-18
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Keywords
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- Animals, Plants and Other Organisms (SMNR)
- Landscape (SMNR)
- Woodlands (SMNR)
- Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
- Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR)
- Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
- Semi-natural Grasslands (SMNR)
- Coastal Margins (SMNR)
- Ecosystem (SMNR)
- Soil and Land (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Management Areas (SMNR)
- Physical Geography (Physiography) (SMNR)
- Type
- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-26
Spatial Reference System
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
- Restriction type
- Other restrictions
Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
- Other constraints
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There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
- Use constraints type
- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
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© CNC/NRW 2009. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right 2009. There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and copyright as specified, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source.
Attribution Statement
- Other constraints
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Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.
Licence
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-3938373432 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2025-12-23T10:43:41.753Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0