Lake District foothills
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The Lake District foothills are the lower, rolling hills that form the gentle outer fringes of England’s Lake District, leading up to its higher fells and mountains.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landform
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lake District National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | high fells of the Lake District ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation | English rural countryside ⓘ |
| drainageTo |
rivers flowing into Morecambe Bay
ⓘ
rivers flowing into the Irish Sea ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeTo |
lower than the Lake District fells
ⓘ
lower than the Lake District mountains ⓘ |
| forms | outer fringes of the Lake District ⓘ |
| function |
transition zone to higher fells
ⓘ
transition zone to mountains ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | outer zone surrounding the central Lake District ⓘ |
| geologyContext | part of the broader Lake District geological province ⓘ |
| geomorphologicalRole | buffer zone between lowlands and high mountains ⓘ |
| knownFor |
more accessible walking terrain than high fells
ⓘ
views towards higher Lake District peaks ⓘ |
| landscapeType |
gentle terrain
ⓘ
pastoral landscape ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
North West England ⓘ |
| nearbySettlementRegion | towns and villages around the Lake District ⓘ |
| partlyWithin | Lake District National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lake District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | peripheral area of the Lake District ⓘ |
| relativeAccessibility | more accessible than central Lake District mountains GENERATED ⓘ |
| roleInLandscape | visual foreground to central Lake District peaks ⓘ |
| terrainGradient | gentle slopes ⓘ |
| topographicCharacter |
lower hills
ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
landscape photography
ⓘ
scenic driving routes ⓘ short day walks ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
low-level hiking
ⓘ
rural agriculture ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cattle grazing
ⓘ
sheep grazing ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
improved pasture
ⓘ
patches of woodland ⓘ rough grazing land ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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