Landscape

A landscape is the visible character of an area: its hills and valleys, vegetation, fields, roads and buildings. Physical processes create the setting, but people change how the land is used and what it looks like. Across the UK, agriculture, forestry and settlement have shaped landscapes over thousands of years.

A landscape is the visible character of an area: its slopes, vegetation, fields, buildings and other features. Rivers and glaciers have helped shape the UK's relief, but human activity changes what covers that relief and how land is organised. Agriculture, forestry and settlement have altered UK landscapes over thousands of years.

A landscape is the character of an area, resulting from the action and interaction of natural and human elements. Its character means the combination of features that makes the place recognisable and distinctive. A landscape is therefore more than an attractive view: a busy town is a landscape just as much as a mountain valley.