The key characteristics of the Central Lincolnshire Vale are: 

44. Central Lincolnshire Vale

The key characteristics of the Central Lincolnshire Vale are:

• Broad low lying arable vale. Balanced yet simple open landscape.

• A regular pattern of medium sized fields with enclosure by hedgerows of limited species and few hedgerow trees. Variations include pre-enclosure hay meadows and pasture near Wragby, and the drained landscape north of Brigg.

• Variable woodland cover; little in the central and northern clays. Exceptions include coniferous plantations on both the Coversands, the sands and gravels around Woodhall Spa, and most notably the Central Lincolnshire Limewoods between Wragby and Bardney.

• Sparse nucleated settlement throughout the area.

• Traditional building materials predominantly local brick and limestone from adjoining Lincolnshire Edge.

• Rich in ridge and furrow, and deserted medieval villages.

• Wolds scarp strong visual boundary to east, distant views to Lincoln Cathedral in west.

For further details on this character area and for an introduction to the region, please see the PDF documents in the box at the top right hand side of this page.