Managing the Malvern Hills National Landscape
Documents which help us to manage the AONB/MHNL
Management Plan
The AONB Management Plan sets out the vision for the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the priorities for its management over a 5 year period. It is a statutory document, produced and reviewed under Section 89 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. The Plan provides guidance and direction to everyone with an interest in the AONB.
The current Management Plan covers the period 2025-2030.
Climate Change Adaptation Plan
The Climate Change Adaptation Plan contains a comprehensive assessment of the risks and opportunities that climate change brings to the area and a plan for how to adapt the landscape and its communities, infrastructure and businesses to this shifting climate.
This plan was published in 2025 and is a requirement under DEFRA’s Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3).
There are two supplementry documents: the Detailed Methodolgy and Climate Change Projections.
Nature Recovery Plan
The AONB Nature Recovery Plan aims to halt and reverse the decline in nature in the area, providing an inspiring plan for what is possible and practical solutions for achieving it. It recognises and takes account of the other special qualities of the AONB including its historic environment.
The Nature Recovery Plan was produced under the Colchester Declaration – a nationwide commitment from the family of AONBS to act to reverse wildlife decline and habitat reduction as part of a wider strategy to tackle climate change
Annual Review
Each financial year we publish an annual review which summarises some of the achievements of the AONB Partnership. This report focuses on ‘outputs’ rather than the ‘outcomes’ which are covered by the State of the AONB report.
Many of the data reported on in our annual review get added to those collected by other AONBs each year and are used to produce an annual report showcasing the achievements of the whole AONB family in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.