Earth Heritage - Introduction

Earth Heritage is the broad term given to the physical resources of the environment and the natural processes that are required to keep them intact. Rocks, soils and minerals (geology), erosion and weathering, fossils, water and air all make up the physical environment.  These are the building blocks of the historic and natural environments and landscape; they continue to dictate land use and built development.  All of these factors are an essential part of the character of the AONB.