Notice

Mendip National Nature Reserve

Find out about the merger and extension of 2 existing sites into one NNR with a new name.

Applies to England

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Details

This new NNR in Somerset combines 2 existing reserves:

  • Ebbor Gorge
  • Rodney stoke

The combined site is also extended and renamed as ²Ñ±ð²Ô»å¾±±èÌýNNR. This is shaded yellow on the declaration maps attached to this page.

The partnership managing the 31 sites of this NNR consists of:

  • Natural England
  • National Trust
  • Longleat Enterprises Limited
  • Avon and Somerset Wildlife Trusts
  • Butterfly Conservation
  • The Woodland Trust
  • The South West Heritage Trust
  • Mendip Hills AONB service

A separate area of the NNR that was previously included in the site will no longer be held or managed by Natural England as a nature reserve.

Updates to this page

Published 19 October 2023

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