Blackdown Hills
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The Blackdown Hills are a range of rolling hills and deeply wooded valleys in southwest England, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty for their rich wildlife, traditional farming landscapes, and historic features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackdown Hills canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
ⓘ
hill range ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
River Culm valley
ⓘ
River Otter valley ⓘ |
| contains |
Bronze Age barrows
ⓘ
Culm grassland habitats ⓘ Iron Age hillforts ⓘ Roman roads ⓘ Second World War airfields ⓘ ancient woodland ⓘ hedgebanks and sunken lanes ⓘ small irregular fields ⓘ traditional orchards ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designation | Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ |
| designationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| geology |
Triassic mudstones
ⓘ
Upper Greensand ⓘ clay-with-flints ⓘ sandstones ⓘ |
| governingBody | Blackdown Hills AONB Partnership ⓘ |
| habitat |
bog
ⓘ
rivers and streams ⓘ unimproved grassland ⓘ wet heath ⓘ |
| hasConservationInterest | nationally important wildlife sites ⓘ |
| hasProtectedStatus |
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
ⓘ
surface form:
AONB
|
| hasRecreation |
cycling
ⓘ
horse riding ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| highestElevation | 315 metres ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Staple Hill ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic features
ⓘ
rich wildlife ⓘ traditional farming landscapes ⓘ |
| landscapeType |
deeply wooded valleys
ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| managementObjective |
conservation of traditional farming landscapes
ⓘ
preservation of historic environment ⓘ protection of biodiversity ⓘ |
| near |
Honiton
ⓘ
Taunton ⓘ |
| partOf |
Devon
ⓘ
Somerset ⓘ |
| region |
Somerset Levels
ⓘ
surface form:
Somerset Levels and Moors National Character Area (adjacent)
|
| typicalLandUse |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
mixed farming ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.