Historic Landscape Characterisation descriptions
HLC descriptions - Rough ground and woodland
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
The modern character of this area is now rough grazing ground, heathland or moorland, having recently been reverted from enclosed agricultural land
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
Conifer plantation
Broad-leaved plantations, re-planted ancient woodland or secondary woodland that has grown up from scrub
