Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge, Eastern Arable
Author(s): Jeremy Lake
The Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge is a narrow, elongated area which lies south of Bedford. It occurs over a band of Lower Greensand geology that stretches in a north-east—south-west orientation between Leighton Buzzard and Gamlingay, forming a prominent ridge and a marked contrast with the surrounding Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire Claylands (NCA 88). Of the Character Area, 92% is open countryside of which 61% is farmland. The landscape contains a considerable amount of woodland, covering over 15% of the Character Area.
- Report Number:
- 94/2020
- Series:
- Research Report
- Pages:
- 9
- Keywords:
- Landscape Farmstead Historic
