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