69563018-72f2-11eb-a8f8-62c23a1fbb6c Country Parks 2025-10-03 Natural Resources Wales environment country_parks features 51.35955241381446 53.35490933798281 -5.023651474759911 -2.733041599019222 en Most Country Parks were designated in the 1970s, under the Countryside Act 1968 with the support of the former Countryside Commission. In more recent times there has been no specific financial support for Country Parks directly, and fewer have been designated. Most are managed by local authorities, although other organisations and private individuals can also run them. A Country Park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment. The purpose of a Country Park is to provide somewhere for visitors who do not necessarily want to go out into the wider countryside. Visitors can enjoy a public open space with an informal atmosphere, as opposed to a formal park as might be found in an urban area. For this reason Country Parks are usually found close to or on the edge of built-up areas, and rarely in the countryside proper. Attribution statement Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right. 2025-10-03 OGC:WFS https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows OGC WFS: geonode Service OGC:WMS https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows OGC WMS: geonode Service WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/uploaded/thumbs/layer-69563018-72f2-11eb-a8f8-62c23a1fbb6c-thumb.png?v=f9754a41 Country Parks (Thumbnail Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetLegendGraphic&format=image/png&WIDTH=20&HEIGHT=20&LAYER=geonode:country_parks&STYLE=country_parks&version=1.3.0&sld_version=1.1.0&legend_options=fontAntiAliasing:true;fontSize:12;forceLabels:on Country Parks (Legend Format) WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link https://datamap.gov.wales/layers/geonode:country_parks Web address (URL) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Acountry_parks&outputFormat=json&srs=EPSG%3A27700&srsName=EPSG%3A27700 Country Parks (GeoJSON Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Acountry_parks&outputFormat=excel&srs=EPSG%3A27700 Country Parks (Excel Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Acountry_parks&outputFormat=csv&srs=EPSG%3A27700 Country Parks (CSV Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Acountry_parks&outputFormat=text%2Fxml%3B+subtype%3Dgml%2F3.1.1&srs=EPSG%3A27700 Country Parks (GML 3.1.1 Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Acountry_parks&outputFormat=gml2&srs=EPSG%3A27700 Country Parks (GML 2.0 Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Acountry_parks&outputFormat=dxf&srs=EPSG%3A27700 Country Parks (DXF Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Acountry_parks&outputFormat=gpkg&srs=EPSG%3A27700 Country Parks (OGC Geopackage Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typename=geonode%3Acountry_parks&outputFormat=SHAPE-ZIP&srs=EPSG%3A27700&format_options=charset%3AUTF-8 Country Parks (Zipped Shapefile Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetMap&layers=geonode%3Acountry_parks&format=image%2Fpng&height=550&width=379&srs=EPSG%3A27700&bbox=198698.96875%2C166248.546875%2C349094.1875%2C384497.21875 Country Parks (PNG Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetMap&layers=geonode%3Acountry_parks&format=application%2Fpdf&height=550&width=379&srs=EPSG%3A27700&bbox=198698.96875%2C166248.546875%2C349094.1875%2C384497.21875 Country Parks (PDF Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/geoserver/ows?service=WMS&request=GetMap&layers=geonode%3Acountry_parks&format=image%2Fjpeg&height=550&width=379&srs=EPSG%3A27700&bbox=198698.96875%2C166248.546875%2C349094.1875%2C384497.21875 Country Parks (JPEG Format) WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download https://datamap.gov.wales/download/915 Country Parks (Original dataset Format) CEOS IDN DIF 9.7