The key characteristics of the Devon Redlands are . . .

148. Devon Redlands

The key characteristics of the Devon Redlands are . . .

• Soils derived from red Permo-Triassic sandstone and red-tinged cob buildings give the name to this character area. 

• Hilly landscape of villages, hamlets, farmsteads, hedgebanks and winding lanes, cut through by steep-sided valleys with wide floodplains.

• Large woodlands confined mainly to steep valley sides with small, irregular broadleafed woods.

• Cob and thatch rural buildings.

• Extensive urban development, roads and railways on the lower valleys and coast.

• Open flood meadows with little tree cover in the lower valleys, extending to open saltmarsh on the coast.

• Distinctive area of Pebble Bed heaths in the east.

• Large parks and manor houses near the towns.

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.