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National Character Areas: The Fens and beyond

Natural England has updated the National Landscape Character assessments on their website.  Wherever you are in England you are in one of these areas, which has a particular character. Each NCA represents an area of distinct and recognisable character at the national scale.  Their boundaries follow natural lines in the landscape, not county or district boundaries.  This makes them a good framework for decision-making and planning for future change.  The information contained within the NCA profiles aims to help guide land management and other activities to strengthen character and resilience, responding to pressures such as climate change. I was born in Area 38: Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield I studied in Area 37: Yorkshire Southern Pennine Fringe I trained as a teacher in Area 41: Humber Estuary My first job was in Area 69: Trent Valley Washlands The first home I owned was in Area 76: North West Norfolk and my school was on the very edge o...