
Upper farmed and wooded slopes
Located in extensive areas along the upper slopes of river valleys throughout the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
Features
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Undulating upper valley slopes below the scarp slope
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Well treed pastoral farmland, with arable cultivation on lower slopes
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Small to medium size fields with irregular boundaries
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Deciduous woods and copses, especially on hilltops and upper slopes
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Very wide, usually low, species-rich hedges with many hedgerow trees
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Dispersed settlement pattern of isolated farms and small villages
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Very winding narrow lanes
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An intimate and intricate landscape with views out confined by vegetation
- Remote and with little 20th century development