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North Devon Biosphere Reserve
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North Devon's Biosphere Reserve
North Devon's Biosphere Reserve
is a
UNESCO
-designated
biosphere reserve
in
North Devon
. It covers and is centred on
Braunton Burrows
, the largest
sand dune system (psammosere)
in England. The boundaries of the reserve follow the edges of the conjoined
catchment basin
of the Rivers
Taw
and the
Torridge
and stretch out to sea to include the island of
Lundy
. The biosphere reserve is primarily lowland farmland, and includes many protected sites including 63
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
which protect habitats such as
culm grassland
and
broadleaved woodland
s. The most populous settlements in its
buffer area
are
Barnstaple
,
Bideford
,
Northam
,
Ilfracombe
, and
Okehampton
.
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