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The Landscape of Fareham

Landscape Types and Character Areas

The Borough of Fareham is located at the western end of the 'South Downs' and 'South Coast Plain' National Countryside Character Areas (External Link). Fareham therefore enjoys a wide diversity of landscape types, historic landscape types and landscape character areas from chalk downs to cliff coastline, within an area of 75 square kilometres (30 square miles) as shown on the plan below. Click on the plan and the links below for more information.

 

Military and Airfield Military and Airfield Chalkland Chalkland Parkland, Golf and Grounds Parkland, Golf and Grounds Parkland, Golf and Grounds Parkland, Golf and Grounds Parkland, Golf and Grounds Parkland, Golf and Grounds Reedswamp Reedswamp Heath Associated Health Associated Health Associated Enclosed Valley Open Estuary Open Estuary Cliff Coastline Horticulture Horticulture Horticulture Horticulture Horticulture Horticulture Horticulture Horticulture Farmland and Woodland Farmland and Woodland Farmland and Woodland Mixed Farm and Woodland Mixed Farm and Woodland Mixed Farm and Woodland Farmland and Woodland Valleyside Valleyside Valleyside Valleyside Valleyside Valleyside Valleyside Parkland, Golf and Grounds Coastal Amenity Land Coastal Amenity Land Coastal Plain Farmland Coastal Plain Farmland Coastal Plain farmland Coastal Plain Farmland Coastal Plain Farmland Tidal River Urban Area Urban Urban Areas Urban Areas Floodplain Floodplain Floodplain Tidal River Chalkland Parkland, Golf and Grounds Floodplain Urban Urban Fareham Landscape Map

 

Chalkland Cliff Coastline Coastal Amenity Land Coastal Plain Farmland Farmland and Woodland
Floodplain Heath Associated Horticulture Military and Airfield Open Estuary
Parkland Golf Grounds Reedswamp Small Enclosed Valley Tidal River Urban Areas
Valleyside      

The above information is based on the 'Fareham Borough Landscape Assessment' by Scott Wilson Resource Consultants, adopted May 1996, commissioned by Fareham Borough Council and Hampshire County Council.