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West Midlands

To view guidance on making the most of your ELS options specific to your area, either choose the character area your land is situated in from the list below, or click the appropriate part of the map. The guidance information is provided in Adobe Reader[Click to download Adobe Acrobat Reader]format. All files are between 40 and 60 KB.

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Joint Character Areas - West Midlands Region - images and image map code © Countryside Agency

52. White Peak | 53. South West Peak | 61. Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain | 63. Oswestry Uplands | 64. Potteries & Churnet Valley | 65. Shropshire Hills | 66. Mid Severn Sandstone Plateau | 67. Cannock Chase and Cank Wood | 68. Needwood & South Derbyshire Claylands | 69. Trent Valley Washlands | 70. Melbourne Parklands | 72. Mease/Sence Lowlands | 94. Leicestershire Vales | 95. Northamptonshire Uplands | 96. Dunsmore & Feldon 97. Arden | 98. Clun and North West Herefordshire Hills | 99. Black Mountains and Golden Valley | 100. Herefordshire Lowlands | 101. Herefordshire Plateau | 102. Teme Valley | 103. Malvern Hills | 104. South Herefordshire and Over Severn | 105. Forest of Dean and Lower Wye | 106. Severn and Avon Vales | 107. Cotswolds |

53. South West Peak 61. Shropshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire Plain 63. Oswestry Uplands 65. Shropshire Hills 66. Mid Severn Sandstone Plateau 67. Cannock Chase and Cank Wood  97. Arden 102. Teme Valley 103. Malvern Hills 101. Herefordshire Plateau 98. Clun and North West Herefordshire Hills 99. Black Mountains and Golden Valley 104. South Herefordshire and Over Severn 100. Herefordshire Lowlands 105. Forest of Dean and Lower Wye 106. Severn and Avon Vales 107. Cotswolds 64. Potteries & Churnet Valley 52. White Peak 68. Needwood & South Derbyshire Claylands 69. Trent Valley Washlands 70. Melbourne Parklands 72. Mease/Sence Lowlands 94. Leicestershire Vales 95. Northamptonshire Uplands 96. Dunsmore & Feldon

Page last modified: 30 August, 2006
Page published: 10 December, 2002

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