Strangford and Lecale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Strangford and Lecale AONB is outstandingly beautiful with one of the world’s finest examples of drumlin hill and island landscapes.
It is of international importance for its marine life and coastal birds and it is renowned for its Christian and maritime heritage.
The stunning coastline is convoluted and varied with stretches of jagged, rocky coast, long sandy beaches and dunes, lovely hidden bays, saltmarsh and vast, calm expanses of sandflat. The adjacent farmland is distinctive as it follows the contours of the land.
The vision for the Strangford and Lecale AONB is
“a cared-for landscape working in partnership for better-protected heritage, sustainable communities, and connected people and place.”
