UK National Park Boundaries for Lake District and Yorkshire Dales

Boundary data for the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks in the United Kingdom, reflecting a 2015 variation order. The dataset is produced by Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data under Crown copyright. The legal boundaries are attributed to the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Map conservation areas based on the official National Park boundaries.
• Analyze land use changes near park edges using the geospatial boundary data.
• Support public access planning based on the dataset's focus on public enjoyment of parks.
• Integrate park boundaries with other environmental datasets for habitat analysis.

Strengths

• Data originates from authoritative sources: Natural England and Ordnance Survey.
• Represents legally confirmed boundaries from a 2015 variation order.
• Explicitly intended for conservation and public access purposes.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Natural England and Ordnance Survey, aggregated by Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Likely digitized from official legal designation documents.

Time Range

Boundaries from a 2015 order, not taking effect until August 2016.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks, United Kingdom.