The
Quantock Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
covers 99 square kilometres running north west from the
vale of Taunton Deane to the Bristol Channel Coast. The
Quantock Hills was England’s first AONB being designated
in 1956 (confirmed in 1957) and consists of large amounts
of heathland, oak woodlands, ancient parklands and agricultural
land.
Because of the special
nature of the Quantocks much of it is covered by a designation
of Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for the
geologically interesting coastline to the maritime heathlands
on the northern hills.
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