Historic Landscape Characterisation descriptions

HLC descriptions - Rough ground and woodland

Rough ground

Rough grazing ground, heathland or moorland

Rough ground with earlier fields

Rough grazing ground, heathland or moorland that shows signs of earlier historical use as agricultural land

Rough ground with mining remains

Earthworks in this rough grazing ground, heathland or moorland show areas of historic mining activity

Rough ground with prehistoric remains

Earthworks in this rough grazing ground, heathland or moorland preserve the remains of a prehistoric landscape

Modern rough ground

The modern character of this area is now rough grazing ground, heathland or moorland, having recently been reverted from enclosed agricultural land

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland that may date back to the medieval period

Woodland with old field boundaries

Broad-leaved plantations, re-planted ancient woodland or secondary woodland that has grown up from scrub, incorporating the remains of earlier field boundaries

Conifers

Conifer plantation

Other woodland

Broad-leaved plantations, re-planted ancient woodland or secondary woodland that has grown up from scrub