Historic Habitats

How was the land managed in the Swale and Ure washlands before the enclosures of the 18th and 19th century? What were the habitats like? What kinds of features were there? What was the land used for?

For an insight into these questions take a look at our report ‘Meadows, moors, mires, meres and meanders notes on the historic habitats of the Swale & Ure Washlands’