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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