Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Partnerships are proud partners in the Green Space Dark Skies project. The AONB teams care for many of the event sites that are closest to centres of population. The AONB teams support the liaison with landowners, local residents and land users about the project’s installations and events and ensure that they are safe not just for participants but also for habitats, ecosystems and wildlife.

The UK’s Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty are home to some of the nation’s finest dark sky sites – and for one night only we are proud to  welcome audiences old and new, to create awesome experiences and help to build communities.

There are 46 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the UK. An AONB is a landscape whose distinctive character and natural beauty are so precious that it is safeguarded in the national interest. Location, geology and landscape type create more than just a view – they influence the weather, the plant and animal species that thrive, the industries that grow, and the local heritage, architecture, traditions and dialect. AONBs are places where culture and natural beauty combine, welcoming people from across their regions and beyond. AONBs are living, breathing, working spaces; places of innovation that are rooted in history.