downlands
Rolling grassy uplands
Downlands are open, rolling hills of chalky grassland, especially in southern England.
The term describes a landscape type rather than elevation—downlands are typically treeless uplands used for grazing sheep.
The South Downs are among England's most famous downlands.
The singular downland works the same way.
Soft sedimentary writing stone
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- hillsLow natural elevations
- undulatingMoving in waves
- slopesAngled ground surfaces
ridges · valleys · knolls · hillocks · plateau · vale · gentle · grassy
Woolly farm animal
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- flockAnimals gathered together
- shepherdOne who tends flocks
- pasturelandLand for grazing animals
bucolic · meadow · livestock · lambing · herding · fold · drove · wool
Uncultivated flowering plants
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- orchidsTropical flowering plants
- skylarkSongbird of open fields
- hareLarge wild lagomorph
rabbits · flint · thin soil · alkaline · biodiversity · conservation · ancient · juniper
Pleasing distant scene
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
wide-open · unobstructed · openness · sweeping · windswept · treeless · exposed · barren
Cultivating land for food
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- villageSmall rural community
- barnAgricultural storage structure
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
agriculture · cropland · arable · hamlet · footpath · bridleway · fence · drystone wall
chalk
Soft sedimentary writing stone
- escarpmentSteep slope dividing elevations
- hillsLow natural elevations
- undulatingMoving in waves
slopes · ridges · valleys · knolls · hillocks · plateau · vale · gentle · grassy · turf
sheep
Woolly farm animal
pastureland · bucolic · meadow · livestock · lambing · herding · fold · drove · wool · grazier
wildflowers
Uncultivated flowering plants
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- orchidsTropical flowering plants
- skylarkSongbird of open fields
hare · rabbits · flint · thin soil · alkaline · biodiversity · conservation · ancient · juniper · thyme
vista
Pleasing distant scene
skyline · wide-open · unobstructed · openness · sweeping · windswept · treeless · exposed · barren · heath
farming
Cultivating land for food
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- villageSmall rural community
- barnAgricultural storage structure
homestead · agriculture · cropland · arable · hamlet · footpath · bridleway · fence · drystone wall · hedgerow
downlandsvalleys
Low areas between hills
lowlands · bottomlands · fenlands · floodplains · basins
downlandswoodlands
Treed land, not dense
forests · timberland · dense forest · timberlands · jungle