AONB Council of Partners
The Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty was designated in 1972. It is currently managed by a Council of Partners whose members are
Local Authorities: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Hampshire County Council, Vale of White Horse District Council, West Berkshire Council, Wiltshire County Council, Oxfordshire County Council, South Oxfordshire District Council, Swindon Borough Council and Test Valley Borough Council
Representing the interests of nature conservation: Natural England, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust and Action for the River Kennet
Representing the interests of historic environment:Council for British Archaeology and English Heritage
Representing the interests of farming and rural business: Axis Farming, Country Land and Business Association, Forestry Commission, Government Office for the South East and the National Farmers' Union
Representing the interests of community and parish: Community Council for Berkshire, Committee for Rural Hampshire, the Friends of Pang, Kennet and Lambourn Valleys and Hungerford Town Council
and
Representing the interests of recreation and rural tourism: Friends of the Ridgeway and the Ramblers' Association
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