Cotswolds AONB Fact File

Quick Facts

• • • Year of Designation: 1966
    • Population: 152,000 (approx)
    • Size in square miles/kilometres: 790 / 2,038
    • Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs): 89
    • Geological Sites of Special Scientific Interest: 36
    • Special Areas of Conservation: 5
    • National Nature Reserves: 3
    • Local Nature Reserves: 2
    • Scheduled Ancient Monuments: 400+
    • Main settlements close by: Gloucester, Cheltenham, Cirencester, Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon.
    • Located in: Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Bath & NE Somerset, Wiltshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire

Cotswold AONB Map

Factsheets

Below are a range of downloadable fact sheets that provide useful information about the Cotswolds AONB:

• • • About the Cotswolds AONB
    • Cotswolds AONB Designation History
    • Biodiversity
      
    • Cotswolds Conservation Board
    • Did you know?
    • Landscape
    • Parliamentary Constituances
    • Population and Economy