Wealden Greensand, South East Mixed (Wooded)
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
The long curved belt of Wealden Greensand runs across Kent parallel to the North Downs and through Surrey, south to the Hampshire Downs and curving back eastwards, running parallel to the South Downs in West Sussex. Local character varies as a result of changes in topography, soils and land use but is unified throughout by the underlying geology and scarp or dip slope topography. The Character Area is well wooded (22%) although woodland is concentrated in the western part of the area. Of the land, 13.5% is classified as urban and 54% of the Character Area is agricultural land. A large part of the southern part of the area lies within the South Downs National Park and part lies within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
- Report Number:
- 124/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic