Designations
- UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
- National Nature Reserve (part)
- SSSI
- Ramsar site
- Special Area of Conservation
- North Devon AONB
- North Devon Heritage Coast
Part of the site was de-declared as an NNR in 1996 because of a disagreement over grazing management practices between the landowner Christie Devon Estates Trust and English Nature. This de-declaration was a unique occurrence.
Braunton Burrows forms the core area of North Devon's Biosphere Reserve.
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