historic landscape

Landscape defined by its historical interest and consequent cultural value. Features of historic landscape include old trees and hedge patterns, old gardens and examples of semi-natural vegetation, as well as evidence of relict land uses.

ancient woodland,
arbor-archaeology,
cultural value,
dew pond,
garden history,
hedgerow,
holloway,
lynchet,
park (ancient history),
park (recent history),
pillow mound,
rigg and furr,
saw pit,
semi-natural woodland,
sweet track,
water meadow,
wood pasture,
woodbank

This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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