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Biosphere Reserves are places with world-class environments that are designated by the United Nations to promote and demonstrate a balanced relationship between people and nature. They are places where conservation and sustainable development go hand in hand. More.

Share Your Biosphere Journey

Upload your photos and be entered in our monthly competition.  Share your favourite images from across the Biosphere Reserve.  There are ten categories including: My Favourite Place, Animals, Plants, Views and Farming.  You could also win a break at the award winning Wheatland Farm Eco lodges, set amongst 21 wildlife rich-acres and a culm grassland nature reserve. My Biosphere

North Devon is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve because of its blend of special landscapes and wildlife areas, rich cultural heritage and communities that care about it and want to sustain it into the future Find out more

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North Devon's Biosphere Reserve is the first of only two 'new style' Biosphere Reserve in the UK. These have core functions of conservation, learning and research, and sustainable development and three different management zones. What makes North Devon a Biosphere Reserve?