Detourmap
Nature & landscapes in United Kingdom
United Kingdom has 1,381 nature & landscapes on Detourmap — parks, mountains, waterfalls, caves, volcanoes and coves. The best known is Isle of Wight. Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them; this is 1–150, on page 1 of 10.
- Nature
- 1,381
- Oldest
- Brimmon Oak 1500
- Little known
- 1,004 of 1,381
- Most from
- 20th century
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1.Isle of Wight
Nature · Iconic
Island, county and unitary authority area of England, United Kingdom
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5.Loch Ness
Nature · Iconic
Lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows via Loch Dochfour to the River Ness and Caledonian Canal
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7.Isle of Skye
Nature · Iconic
Largest and most northerly large island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland
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13.Islay
Nature · Renowned
Southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
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15.Isle of Mull
Nature · Renowned
Second-largest Inner Hebrides island (after Skye) off the west coast of Scotland
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16.Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)
Nature · Renowned
Atoll in the Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territories
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29.Great Glen
Nature · Renowned
100km length valley bisecting Highland, Scotland, UK, between Inverness and Fort William
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37.Gorham's Cave
Nature · Renowned
Natural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe
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50.Rùm
Nature · Notable
Island in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides
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64.Cairngorms National Park
Nature · 21st century · Notable
National park in Scotland, United Kingdom
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65.Canvey Island
Nature · Notable
Civil parish and reclaimed island in the Thames estuary in Essex, England
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67.Ironbridge Gorge
Nature · Notable
Canyon in The Gorge, Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England, UK
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81.Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
Nature · 21st century · Notable
National park in Scotland
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82.Loch Morar
Nature · Notable
Freshwater loch in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows at its west to the River Morar
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83.Loch Tay
Nature · Notable
Lake in Perth and Kinross, and Stirling, Scotland, UK, outflows east to River Tay
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89.Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Nature · 20th century · Notable
National park along the Pembrokeshire coast in west Wales
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90.The Broads
Nature · 20th century · Notable
Network of rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk
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95.Ben Macdui
Nature · Notable
Mountain on the Aberseendshire and Moray border, Scotland; second highest mountain in the UK
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102.Loch Lochy
Nature · Notable
Freshwater lake in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows from the south to River Lochy and the Caledonian Canal
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105.Loch Rannoch
Nature · Notable
Lake in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK, outflows to the River Tummel
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108.Lizard Point
Nature · Notable
Headland in Cornwall, southernmost point on mainland Great Britain
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109.Sycamore Gap Tree
Nature · Notable
Photogenic tree located in Northumberland, England, felled 28 September 2023
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113.Loch Katrine
Nature · Notable
Freshwater lake and reservoir in Stirling, Scotland, UK, outflows to Achray Water and to Glengyle Water
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114.Loch Leven
Nature · Notable
Lake at Kinross, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK, outflows to River Leven
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116.Fortingall Yew
Nature · Notable
Tree in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK; one of the world's oldest European yews
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117.Loch Oich
Nature · Notable
Lake in Highland, Scotland, UK, on the Caledonian Canal and outflowing north-north-east to River Oich
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118.Loch Ericht
Nature · Notable
Lake in Perth and Kinross, and Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows to River Ericht
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120.Loch Shiel
Nature · Notable
Freshwater loch in Ardnamurchan, West Highlands of Scotland, UK, outflows to the River Shiel
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122.The Needles
Nature · Notable
3 distinctive stacks of chalk, ca. 30 m tall, off the western end of the Isle of Wight, UK
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128.Central Lowlands
Nature · Notable
Geologically defined area of relatively low-lying land in southern Scotland
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140.Creswell Crags
Nature · Notable
Limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England
Questions about this page
How many nature & landscapes are there in United Kingdom?
1,381 on this map, out of 25,830 worldwide. That is what Wikidata records for United Kingdom with coordinates, a photograph and a Wikipedia article — the real number on the ground is larger, and for some countries much larger.
What is the best known of the nature & landscapes in United Kingdom?
Isle of Wight. Island, county and unitary authority area of England, United Kingdom.
Which is the oldest?
Brimmon Oak, dated to 1500. 35 of these 1,381 carry a founding date.
Where does this information come from?
Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.