From the red deer of Dartmoor, along our meandering rivers, past historic coastal communities, to the diversity of our marine environment stretching beyond Lundy Island, our UNESCO biosphere reserve celebrates life by recognising the connections between people and nature.

As part of the global UNESCO MAB network, our biosphere provides an open forum for bringing people together with their natural surroundings – to empower them to unlock their potential, and using their local and scientific knowledge to model solutions for sustainable living. We seek to inspire people to establish new, meaningful connections to their environment and share a way of living with nature that builds a positive future we can be proud of.

The area of North Devon’s Biosphere Reserve is 5,262 square km. It is home to approximately 150,000 people.

There are 63 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Biosphere Reserve and 671 County Wildlife Sites.