The features that define the landscape of each area are recorded in individual descriptions which explain what makes one area different from another and shows how that character has arisen and how it is changing. The text for each area in the South...

South West


The features that define the landscape of each area are recorded in individual descriptions which explain what makes one area different from another and shows how that character has arisen and how it is changing.

The text for each area in the South West can be accessed by clicking on the map or the links below.

© Copyright, Jane Mitchell 158. Isles of Scilly  |  159. Lundy  |  156. West Penwith  |  157. The Lizard  |  155. Carnmenellis  |  154. Hensbarrow  |  153. Bodmin Moor  |  152. Cornish Killas  |  150. Dartmoor  |  151. South Devon  |  149. The Culm  |  145. Exmoor  |  148. Devon Redlands  |  147. Blackdowns  |  139. Marshwood and Powerstock Vales  |  138. Weymouth Lowlands  |  137. Isle of Portland  |  136. South Purbeck  |  135. Dorset Heaths  |  131. New Forest  |  134. Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase  |  146. Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes  |  144. Quantock Hills  |  142. Somerset Levels and Moors  |  143. Mid Somerset Hills  |  141. Mendip Hills  |  118. Bristol, Avon Valleys and Ridges  |  140. Yeovil Scarplands  |  133. Blackmoor Vale and Vale of Wardour  |  132. Salisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs  |  117. Avon Vales  |  116.Berkshire and Marlborough Downs  |  130. Hampshire Downs  |  108. Upper Thames Clay Vales  |  109. Midvale Ridge  |  100. Herefordshire Lowlands  |  103. Malvern Hills  |  104. South Herefordshire & Over Severn  |  105. Forest of Dean & Lower Wye  |  106. Severn & Avon Vales  |  107. Cotswolds  |  129. Thames Basin Heaths 158. Isles of Scilly 159. Lundy 156. West Penwith 157. The Lizard 155. Carnmenellis 154. Hensbarrow 153. Bodmin Moor 152. Cornish Killas 150. Dartmoor 151. South Devon 149. The Culm 145. Exmoor 148. Devon Redlands 147. Blackdowns 139. Marshwood and Powerstock Vales 138. Weymouth Lowlands 137. Isle of Portland 136. South Purbeck 135. Dorset Heaths 131. New Forest 134. Dorset Downs and Cranborne Chase 146. Vale of Taunton and Quantock Fringes 144. Quantock Hills 142. Somerset Levels and Moors 143. Mid Somerset Hills 141. Mendip Hills 118. Bristol, Avon Valleys and Ridges 140. Yeovil Scarplands 133. Blackmoor Vale and Vale of Wardour 132. Salisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs 117. Avon Vales 116.Berkshire and Marlborough Downs 130. Hampshire Downs 108. Upper Thames Clay Vales 109. Midvale Ridge 100. Herefordshire Lowlands 103. Malvern Hills 104. South Herefordshire & Over Severn 105. Forest of Dean & Lower Wye 106. Severn & Avon Vales 107. Cotswolds 129. Thames Basin Heaths