词条 | Howardian Hills |
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| name = Howardian Hills | iucn_category = | iucn_ref = | photo = Howardian Hills.jpg | photo_caption = View of the Howardian Hills | map = | map_image = Howardian Hills AONB locator map.svg | map_size = 243 | map_caption = Location of the Howardian Hills AONB in the UK | relief = | location = North Yorkshire, England | nearest_city = | nearest_town = | coordinates = | coords_ref = | length = | length_mi = | length_km = | width = | width_mi = | width_km = | area_sqmi = 79 | area_ref = | elevation = | elevation_avg = | elevation_min = | elevation_max = | dimensions = | designation = | authorized = | created = | designated = | established = 1987 | named_for = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = | administrator = | operator = | owner = | website = {{URL|http://www.howardianhills.org.uk/}} | embedded = }} The Howardian Hills are an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty located between the Yorkshire Wolds, the North York Moors National Park and the Vale of York, they take their name from the Howard family who still own local lands. TopographyThe Howardian Hills form 79 square miles of well-wooded undulating countryside between the flat agricultural Vales of Pickering and York. The irregular {{convert|558|ft|m|0}} high ridges of the Howardian Hills are a southern extension of the rocks of the Hambleton Hills in the North York Moors. Jurassic limestone and a network of pasture, extensive woodland, trees and woodland combine to create a strong visual character in the higher ground overlooking the agricultural plains below. On the eastern edge, the River Derwent cuts through the Hills in the Kirkham Gorge, a deep winding valley formed as an overflow channel from glacial Lake Pickering.[1][1] SettlementAlthough there are no towns within the AONB, the market towns of Helmsley and Malton lie just beyond the boundary. From Malton to Hovingham is a line of spring line villages. The majority of older buildings are of locally quarried limestone with red pantile roofs and those which developed as part of the grand country house estates have largely retained a coherent identity. The village of Ampleforth and its Abbey and College lie within the area. Land useHigh grade arable land, pasture and managed woodland makes this rich farming country whose diversity contributes to its attractive rural character.[2][3] Flora and faunaThe Howardian Hills AONB is a key area for several nationally important Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Priority habitats including lowland broadleaved woodland, wood pasture, veteran trees, limestone and neutral grasslands and fen meadows. Characteristic species include brown hare, lapwing, tree sparrow and barn owl as well as several local rarities such as knapweed broomrape and baneberry.[4] Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural BeautyAs a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB); one of 46 areas in England, Wales and Northern Ireland which, along with National Parks and Heritage Coasts, represent some of the most spectacular and unspoilt landscapes in the country. The Howardian Hills are designated an AONB because of the following Special Qualities:
Each of these attributes is important in its own right, but it is their combination in a relatively small area that has produced a landscape of national significance. What the Howardian Hills AONB partnership doesAs a working landscape, the interests of agriculture, forestry, rural enterprise and the economic and social needs of communities in the AONB are important. The Joint Advisory Committee and professional staff in the AONB unit help to conserve and enhance the AONB landscape by:
Visit for further details. References1. ^{{cite report |first=Ann |last=Carter |author2=Air Photography Unit, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England |date=March 1995 |title=Howardian Hills Mapping Project: A Report for the National Mapping Programme |url=http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publications/howardian-hills-nmp/ |publisher=H.M.S.O. |docket= |accessdate=6 February 2015 |quote= }} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/DL/aonbs/aonb_howardianhills.asp |title=AONB Howardian Hills |accessdate=20 May 2008 |publisher=Natural England |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725045041/http://www.countryside.gov.uk/LAR/Landscape/DL/aonbs/aonb_howardianhills.asp |archivedate=25 July 2008 |df=dmy-all }} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.howardianhills.org.uk/downloads/Facts.pdf |title=Facts |accessdate=21 May 2008 |format=pdf |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718221837/http://www.howardianhills.org.uk/downloads/Facts.pdf |archivedate=18 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }} 4. ^ 5. ^ External links{{Commons category|Howardian Hills}}
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