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132. Salisbury Plain and West Wiltshire Downs
• Extensive open, rolling Chalk plateau dominated by large arable fields.
• Scattered copses and shelterbelts.
• Woodland confined mainly to valleys and steep slopes.
• Unimproved chalk grassland of high nature-conservation value.
• River valleys with frequent settlements and narrow floodplains, dominated by former floated flood meadows and meandering rivers.
• Steep scarps with unimproved grassland and woodland.
• Abundant older buildings of cob, thatch, brick, Chilmark Stone, flint and clunch.
• Outstanding prehistoric ritual landscape with widespread earthworks and monuments prominent in an open landscape, including Stonehenge.
• Military structures, airfields, tracks and signs.
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.
