The UK Government has announced the outcome of its ‘Tentative List Review’ which has resulted in the addition of 7 new sites to the UK’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites.
image for illustration: ‘Birkenhead the People’s Park’ – Open Government Licence v3.0
… natural, cultural and mixed sites for potential nomination for inscription…
GOV.UK writes:
This is the government’s response to the consultation inviting applications for a new Tentative List of natural, cultural and mixed sites for potential nomination for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The consultation ran from 9 March 2022 to 15 July 2022.
7 sites have been included on the UK’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites:
- Birkenhead the People’s Park (Cultural site)
- East Atlantic Flyway – England East Coast Wetlands (Natural site)
- The Flow Country (Natural site)
- Gracehill Moravian Church Settlements (Cultural, Transnational site)
- Little Cayman Marine Parks and Protected Areas (Natural site)
- York (Cultural site)
- The Zenith of Iron Age Shetland (Cultural site)
The outcome also includes information on the UK’s future approach to World Heritage and guidance to prospective sites.
View the guidance
