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151. South Devon
• Rounded hills, without a strong pattern, separated by steep, intricate wooded valleys.
• Red and pink soils appear when parts of this mixed farming area is ploughed.
• Wooded rias with large expanses of tidal water and mudflats, extending far inland.
• Diverse and complex coastline with fine scenery and spectacular views, often looking deep inland along the rias.
• Sunken lanes link numerous farmsteads and hamlets, with cob, slate and thatched buildings.
• Wildflower rich, often treeless, Devon banks.
• Villages and towns generally in sheltered valley locations, with towns located at the heads of the rias.
• Distinctive landscape of ball clay extraction in the Bovey Basin.
• Cliffs and long, sandy beaches.
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