Dorset Heaths, South East Mixed (Wooded)
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
The Dorset Heaths lie to the south of the Dorset Downs and extend south of Poole Harbour to the prominent chalk ridge of the Isle of Purbeck. To the east, the boundary with the New Forest is formed by the Avon Valley. Of the Character Area, 22% is urban and around 20% lies within the Dorset AONB. Protective designations cover 95% of the remaining heathland. A significant number of heaths are also designated as National Nature Reserves.
- Report Number:
- 139/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic
