Clun Forest

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Clun Forest is a remote, sparsely populated upland area in southwest Shropshire, England, known for its rolling hills, ancient woodlands, and traditional sheep farming.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Clun Forest canonical 1
Clun Valley 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
upland area
biodiversityImportance habitat for upland wildlife
characterizedBy ancient woodlands
rolling hills
traditional sheep farming
climate cool temperate maritime
contains River Clun
surface form: River Clun valley
country England
culturalRegion Marches
economicActivity forestry
livestock farming
ecoregionType temperate broadleaf and mixed forest
hasNearbySettlement Bishop's Castle
surface form: Bishop’s Castle

Clun
Newcastle-on-Clun
hasRecreation rural tourism
walking
knownFor remoteness
rural landscape
traditional farming practices
landUse mixed farming
pasture
sheep grazing
locatedIn Shropshire
United Kingdom
West Midlands
surface form: West Midlands region

South West Shropshire
surface form: southwest Shropshire
namedAfter Clun
partOf Welsh Marches
surface form: English–Welsh borderlands

Shropshire Hills
populationDensity sparsely populated
relativeLocation near the border with Wales
southwest of Shrewsbury
terrain upland
topography narrow valleys
rounded hills
transportCharacteristic limited road network
vegetation broadleaf woodland
conifer plantations

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shropshire Hills contains Clun Forest
River Clun flowsThrough Clun Forest
this entity surface form: Clun Valley