High Weald, South East Mixed (Wooded)
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
The High Weald is at the core of the Wealden anticline comprising a central area of sandstone dissected by numerous rivers, the headwaters of which have cut steep-sided ghylls, now often densely wooded. It is a highly distinctive area with a mosaic of small hedged fields and sunken lanes which together with the wooded relief and comparative inaccessibility, provides a sense of remoteness rare within lowland England. The wooded character is reflected in the extensive woodland cover of 27%. The urban area is 7.6% of the Character Area. The majority (78%) is within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
- Report Number:
- 126/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic
