Natural England - Landscape
Landscape
England’s natural environment includes a wide range of landscapes that are formed by many factors, including the underlying soils, climate, habitats – and human influence, both past and present.
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Our landscapes extend from the upland hills to the lowlands, through to the urban fringe, into the networks of green space in our cities, towns and villages, and on to our varied coastal seascapes.
England’s landscapes are valued by people for a variety of reasons and each is characterised by its own pattern of geology, landform, soils, vegetation, land use and human settlement, which create local distinctiveness.
Landscape is more than just 'the view'. It is about the complex, interacting natural and cultural systems that make up each landscape and it is also about the relationship between people, place and nature.
It is the ever-changing backdrop to our daily lives. It can mean a small patch of urban wasteland as much as a mountain range, and an urban park as much as a lowland plain.
Natural England's role
Natural England is the Government's statutory advisor on landscape, with specific responsibilities for National Parks, Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Heritage Coasts.
Our work helps conserve and enhance the local distinctiveness of England’s landscape.
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Character and Quality of England’s Landscapes
Character and Quality of England’s Landscapes (CQuEL), is Natural England’s principal integrated monitoring project.
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