As of November 2023, the land previously known as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) became known as National Landscapes. This reflected the change of status, affording the new National Landscapes similar protection to those of National Parks. This gave Rob Fairbanks, (Director for the Surrey Hills National Landscape), motivation to refresh the old tired AONB boundary markers with something new. Old AONB Boundary Marker Rob and I started chatting about the look and feel, use of materials and staying recognisably Surrey Hills. We thought portrait markers would fit onto narrow roadside verges better than landscape. We designed a small... read more
