The Historic Landscape
The links below provide an outline of the historic environment for each of the defined Landscape Character Types in the county. To obtain a more complete picture of the Dorset landscape this needs to be read in conjunction with the rest of the character information provided for each type.
- Chalk ridge / escarpment historic information
- Chalk valley and downland historic information
- Clay vale historic information
- Clay valley historic information
- Coastal grasslands historic information
- Harbour / wetland / lagoon historic information
- Heath / farmland mosaic historic information
- Heath / forest mosaic historic information
- Limestone hills historic information
- Limestone peninsula historic information
- Limestone plateau historic information
- Lowland heathland historic information
- Open chalk downland historic information
- Ridge and vale historic information
- River terrace historic information
- Rolling vales historic information
- Rolling wooded pasture historic information
- Undulating river valley historic information
- Valley pasture historic information
- Wooded chalk downland historic information
- Wooded hills historic information