The key characteristics of the Isle of Portland/Weymouth Lowlands are . . .

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The key characteristics of the Isle of Portland/Weymouth Lowlands are . . .

• Varied area, united by underlying broad ridge and valley pattern and spectacular coastline. 

• Open, largely treeless, ridge tops with large, commonly arable fields.

• Valleys with villages, mixed farming and valley-side woodlands.

• Exposed, windswept coastal grassland.

• Distinctive coastline of Chesil Beach enclosing the brackish lagoons of The Fleet.

• Dramatic wedge-shaped peninsula of the Isle of Portland with its distinctive untidy character and strong sense of history.

• Extensive urban and urban fringe land use around Weymouth.

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