Somerset Levels and Moors, Western Mixed
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
The Somerset Levels and Moors form a broad area of low-lying farmland divided by low hills and ridges forming the Mid Somerset Hills. Rivers draining into the Levels and Moors include the Axe and Brue (draining the central levels), the Parrett (southern levels) and the Kenn and Congresbury Yeo (northern levels). To the north, rise the Mendip Hills, and to the south, the Blackdowns Hills, whilst along the area’s western edge is the Bristol Channel. Over 8% of the area is urban, nearly 71% of the land is cultivated and 1% is woodland. A very small percentage of the Character Area (0.3%) falls within Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural beauty (AONB), while approximately 13% of the land is designated as Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
- Report Number:
- 146/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 16
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic
