The English
Countryside
There is nothing grandiose about the
English landscape. There are no impressive mountain ranges (the highest point
in England Scafell Pike in the Lake District, is only 3, 210 feet above
sea-level); no fjords or majestic water-falls, no glaciers or fields of eternal
snow, no vast forests or rivers of impressive length (the Thames is 210 miles
from its source in the Cotswolds to (its mouth).
Seen from the air the countryside of
much of England appears like a patchwork quilt, owing to the criss-cross hedges
that separate one field from another. This suggests that the hand of man has
done a great deal to shape the rural scene, and this is so.
Maybe that is why so much of what is
most pleasing to the eye is parkland, green fields with ancient oaks, a perfect
setting for the many lovely country houses that are one of England's finest
features.
At one time large areas of England
were covered with thick forests, mainly of oak, but gradually these were cut
down, partly to provide timber for ships. There are still quite large areas of
woodland left, such as the New Forest, the Forest of Dean, just as there are
large expanses of fairly wild and desolate country - Dartmoor, Exmoor and the
Yorkshire Moors are typical examples -and efforts are constantly being made to ensure
that they are preserved.
The Lake District in the north-west,
famous as the home of the Lake Poets, of whom William Wordsworth is probably
the best known, is another area of great beauty, of lakes and mountains and
valleys, which is still relatively unspoilt.
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