Information AboutNorth Downs |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT NORTH DOWNS | |
| geology of england | |
| hills of kent | |
| hills of surrey | |
| hills of hampshire | |
| ashford, kent | |
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Due to the , where woodland does appear; on the ''back slope'' there are the dry valleys typical of such landscape, in which are many small villages and winding lanes. The North Downs have been designated as having two Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) - The Surrey Hills and Kent Downs . The North Downs Way often follows the Pilgrims' Way along the foot of the scarp. Such areas are often referred to as Downland . Their main feature is that they are predominantly grassland, which in earlier times provided good grazing for sheep. Two breeds are called ''South Down'' and ''Hampshire Down'' as a result, although both once cropped the North Downs. Their constant eating of the grass kept down the scrub; the fact that few sheep now occupy the North Downs, and the Myxomatosis outbreak in 1953 which led to fall in the Rabbit population, means that there is more Scrubland on the Downs than hitherto. However, rabbits have increased in numbers during the last few years, but too late to have made a great difference to the formation of scrubland. Towns near the North Downs include Basingstoke in Hampshire, Purley, London , Farnham, Surrey , Guildford , Dorking , Leatherhead , Reigate and Redhill, Surrey ; and, in Kent, Sevenoaks , Maidstone , Ashford, Kent , and - where the North Downs meet the English Channel at the Famous White Cliffs - Dover . SEE ALSO |
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