Pennines - Character Areas of The Pennines

Character Areas of The Pennines

England has been divided into areas of similar landscape character. These were originally called Joint Character Areas (JCAs), but are now called National Character Areas (NCAs). The NCAs are a widely recognised national spatial framework, but the boundaries are not precise and many should be considered as broad zones of transition.

The Pennines have eleven National Character Areas. These are:

  1. Border Moors and Forests
  2. Tyne Gap and Hadrian's Wall
  3. North Pennines
  4. Howgill Fells
  5. Yorkshire Dales
  6. Bowland Fells alongside the Bowland Fringe and Pendle Hill
  7. Southern Pennines, including the West Pennine Moors
  8. Dark Peak
  9. White Peak
  10. South West Peak

The Bowland area of the Pennines is dominated by a central upland landform of deeply incised gritstone fells covered with vast tracts of heather-covered peat moorland and blanket bog. The lower slopes of the fells are dotted with stone-built farms and small villages and are criss-crossed by drystone walls enclosing reclaimed moorland pasture. Steep-sided wooded valleys link the upland and lowland landscapes. To the northeast of the area are extensive coniferous plantations and the eastern limestone areas support high-quality species-rich meadows.

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