Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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The Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a protected landscape in southeast England known for its rolling chalk hills, ancient woodlands, and traditional rural scenery.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
protected landscape
administeredBy local authorities in Kent
containsFeature ancient routeways
chalk escarpments
chalk grassland
dry valleys
farmed landscapes
hedgerows
historic villages
traditional orchards
wooded ridges
containsProtectedSite Local Nature Reserves
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Special Areas of Conservation
country United Kingdom
designation Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
extendsTo Surrey border
White Cliffs of Dover
governingBody Kent Downs AONB Unit
hasActivity cycling
horse riding
walking
hasConservationFocus biodiversity
historic environment
landscape character
rural economy
hasGeology chalk
hasHabitat broadleaved woodland
calcareous grassland
hasLandscapeType ancient woodland
chalk hills
traditional rural scenery
hasLandUse agriculture
forestry
recreation
hasView English Channel
locatedIn Kent
South East England
locatedNear Ashford
Canterbury
Dover
oversees Kent Downs AONB Joint Advisory Committee
partOf English AONB network
North Downs
protectedStatus IUCN Category V
traversedBy North Downs Way National Trail
Pilgrims Way

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