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Valley to the south and east. The area to the east is however more openand its character influenced by the Wimborne Road, the residentialdevelopments at Stapehill and the industrial estates at Ferndown to thenorth and east. Within this more open area lies Ferndown Common aSite of Special Scientific Interest which is also internationally designated.Key Characteristics• Extensive areas of pine and birch woodland• Important backdrop to Stour Valley• Remnant heathland areas• Absence of fields and hedgerows• Ecological valueKey FeaturesView towards Colehill from Ham Lane showing the forested backdrop provided by ColehillPlantation• Colehill Plantation• Uddens and Ferndown Industrial Estates• Long distance views from ridgeEast Dorset District Council District Landscape Character Assessment 200855
21) Horton Common-Three Legged CrossHeath/Farmland MosaicContextLandscape Character Type: Heath/farm mosaicLandscape Description Unit Nos. 452; 463The area contains both remnant open as well as farmed heath and twosignificant developments; one being the housing area centred uponThree Legged Cross the other the MoD Petroleum Depot at West Moors.Agriculture is a mixture of marginal farming, horticulture and pasture.Farms are set within an irregular mosaic of heath and scrub, withwoodland clumps and roadside trees contributing to the area’s character.Despite the proximity of development, the remnant heaths still retainmuch of their ecological value and are designated accordingly as SSSI.Key Characteristics• Undulating land rising towards the north• Irregular mosaic of heathland and scrub• Belts of trees and scrub• Ribbon development• Small scale industrial uses at the urban fringeKey Features• Three Legged Cross developments• Woolsbridge Industrial EstateWest Moors Depot in the foreground, Lower Common and Three Legged Cross beyondDescriptionThis character area lies on the Bagshot Sands between the openheathland of Holt Heath and the urban development at Verwood. Itextends from Romford in the north to West Moors in the south.• Redman’s Hill• West Moors MoD Petroleum siteEast Dorset District Council District Landscape Character Assessment 200856
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Valley to the south and east. The area to the east is however more openand its character influenced by the Wimborne Road, the residentialdevelopments at Stapehill and the industrial estates at Ferndown to thenorth and east. Within this more open area lies Ferndown Common aSite of Special Scientific Interest which is also internationally designated.Key <strong>Character</strong>istics• Extensive areas of pine and birch woodland• Important backdrop to Stour Valley• Remnant heathland areas• Absence of fields and hedgerows• Ecological valueKey FeaturesView towards Colehill from Ham Lane showing the forested backdrop provided by ColehillPlantation• Colehill Plantation• Uddens and Ferndown Industrial Estates• Long distance views from ridge<strong>East</strong> <strong>Dorset</strong> District Council District <strong>Landscape</strong> <strong>Character</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> 200855
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