Land at Harding's Pits, in King's Lynn, has been given the registration after Norfolk county councillors unanimously agreed to approve an application for it to get the status.

King's Lynn and West Norfolk borough council had agreed in 2024 to voluntarily dedicate the site, close to the banks of the River Ouse, and Norfolk County Council's planning committee agreed to the request on Tuesday (October 20).

The entrance to Harding's Pits in King's Lynn (Image: Chris Bishop)

The patch of land, known as Harding's Pits Doorstep Green, was created in 2004 through Countryside Agency funding - now Natural England - which has kept it as natural space for 25........

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