Notice

Notice of the Yorkshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Designation) Order 2026

Published 4 February 2026

Applies to England

Notice is hereby given that Natural England proposes to make an Order designating land as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  The effect of this Order once made, would be to designate the land to which the Order relates as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

The draft Yorkshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (Designation) Order 2026 relates to an area of approximately 463 square kilometres in the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire encompassing:

• an inland area: comprising the north and west escarpment of the Wolds, the foothills south of Malton and the High Wolds and their valley system
• a coastal area:  extending around Flamborough Head between Reighton and Sewerby Rocks

If, once made, the Order is subsequently confirmed by the Secretary of State, its effect will be to designate this land as the Yorkshire Wolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

A copy of the draft Order, and the maps referred to therein, will be deposited at each of the places listed below, and will be open for inspection free of charge, as indicated, from the 4th day of February 2026 until the 6th day of March 2026, at:

Location	Address	Contact details
Natural England York office	Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PX	Call Natural England on 0300 060 3900 to arrange a suitable time
East Riding Council Customer Service Centre	Beverley Customer Service Centre, Champney Treasure House, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE	Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 09.30 to 16.30. Call 01482 393939 to arrange an appointment or check location accessibility
North Yorkshire Council office	Ryedale House, Old Malton Road, Malton, North Yorkshire, YO17 7HH	Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 09.00 to 16.30. Open Wednesday from 09.30 to 16.30. Call 0300 131 2131 to arrange an appointment or check location accessibility
Howardian Hills National Landscape office	The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley, York, YO62 5BP	The documents will be available to view at reception during office hours
Filey Library	Station Avenue, Filey, YO14 9AE	Open every day except Tuesday and Sunday. Call 01609 536608, or check their website for opening hours and location accessibility
Flamborough Library	South Sea Road, Flamborough, YO15 1NG	Open Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Call 01262 850085, or check their website for opening hours and location accessibility
Malton Library	St Michael Street, Malton, YO17 7LJ	Open every day except Thursday and Sunday. Call 01609 534565, or check their website for opening hours and location accessibility
Market Weighton	Wicstun Centre, 14 Beverley Road, Market Weighton, YO43 3JP	Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Call 01482 393939, or check their website for opening hours and location accessibility

Copies of the draft Orders and maps are also available for download online from  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/yorkshire-wolds-area-of-outstanding-natural-beauty-proposed-designation.

Any representation with reference to the draft Order, whether objecting to or in support of the draft Order, or proposing an amendment to the proposed boundary, may be sent in writing, clearly marked ‘For Natural England’, to  Yorkshire Wolds AONB, PO Box 351, Holmfirth, HD9 9GA, or by email to YorksWoldsDesignationProject@naturalengland.org.uk, to be received before 6 March 2026. Any such representation should state the grounds on which it is made.

Dated this 4th day of February 2026