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Dawn over Cranborne Chase, Wiltshire. Covering 984 square kilometres (380 square miles) of Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Somerset, the area is the sixth largest of the 41 areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Once an expansive, open landscape of grasslands and woodlands interspersed with streams and wetlands. It was an area favoured by the very earliest settlers of the British Isles and the southern half was made into a hunting area by the Saxon monarchs. Today, nearly 90% of the area is farmed and the archaeological heritage is evident throughout the landscape. The area is a rich repository of biological and natural heritage and this includes the people who live within this extraordinary landscape.
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Dawn over Cranborne Chase, Wiltshire. Covering 984 square kilometres (380 square miles) of Wiltshire, Dorset, Hampshire and Somerset, the area is the sixth largest of the 41 areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Once an expansive, open landscape of grasslands and woodlands interspersed with streams and wetlands. It was an area favoured by the very earliest settlers of the British Isles and the southern half was made into a hunting area by the Saxon monarchs. Today, nearly 90% of the area is farmed and the archaeological heritage is evident throughout the landscape. The area is a rich repository of biological and natural heritage and this includes the people who live within this extraordinary landscape.

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