Exmoor National Park occurs as national park situated on the Bristol Channel coast of Devon and Somerset in South West England. A park is 693 km² (267 mile²) of hilly open moorland. Exmoor is one of a foremost British National Parks, intended within 1954, and is known as when its independent river, the River Exe.

Landscape
Uncultivated heath & moor handle just about the quarter of Exmoor landscape. Occasionally moors come covered by the kind of grasses and sedges, while others come dominated by heather. the moors come supported by soaked, acid soil above a mixture of rock types including sandstone, slate, shale and limestone, mostly laid in Devonian. A greatest point in Exmoor is Dunkery Beacon, at 519 m (1704 ft), also a greatest point within Somerset. A Irons & encompassing high ground is the source for several lakes, which flow across steep wooded vale known as combes.

Although Exmoor is ordinarily associated by using moor, there are as well cultivated areas including a Brendon Hills, which lie in the east of the national park. There are likewise 84 kilometre² of forest, comprising the mixture of broad-broad-leafed (oak, ash and hazel) and connifer trees. Horner Woodlands and Tarr Steps timberland come prime examples. These timber come at home to hundreds of lichens, mosses and ferns.

A park was featured on the TV programme Seven Natural Wonders twice as one of a wonders of the South West, & a West United states.

Coastline
Exmoor boasts 55 kilometer (34 miles) of coastline in the north, which is occasionally of the greatest coastline on the British mainland. A greatest cliff is Great Hangman, at 244 m (800 foot). A striking scenery of jumpy head, ravines, falls & eminent drop gained a Exmoor coast recognition as a Heritage Coast in 1991.

Exmoor is unique for its coastal forest, including Sixteen klick (Ten miles) of drop-off between Porlock and Countisbury where the trees spread correct down to the beach in situ. A South West Coast Path, a yearn National Trail within Engl& and Wales, starts along the Exmoor coast.

Little harbours may be observed at Lynmouth, Porlock Weir and Combe Martin. When crucial for coastal trade, their primary utilize today is for pleasure sailing & camping.

Rivers
There exists typically up to 2000 millimeter (Eighty inches) of rain by a season on the higher ground, thanks to clouds formed by warmly dampish air from either the Atlantic Ocean. A high ground forms a catchment front yard for many streams, lakes, and wells throughout, lakes, & wells throughout and streams. There are astir 483 kilometre (300 miles) of known as streams, lakes, and wells throughout in Exmoor.

Streams, lakes, and wells throughout inside Exmoor include a Exe, Avill, Barle, Bray, Heddon, East Lyn and West Lyn.

Wildlife
Sheep have grazed in the moors for more than 3000 years, shaping very much of the Exmoor landscape by feeding on moor grasses & heather. Traditional breeds include Exmoor Horn, Cheviot and Whiteface Dartmoor and Greyface Dartmoor sheep. Devon red cattle are also farmed in the area.

Exmoor ponies may be seen roaming freely on the moors, as can two or three red deer. These are rumoured that it part their home ground by using a Beast of Exmoor, blamed for animal deaths on the moors.

A moor at home ground is likewise home to hundreds of coinage of birds and insects, meaning several areas keep around been declared the Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Places of interest
Lynmouth, where a East & West Lyn streams, lakes, and wells throughout meet, witnessed fame as a result a 1952 flooding disaster. A cliff railway which connects to neighbouring Lynton is a popular attraction.

Porlock, a quietly coastal town sustaining adjacent salt marsh nature reserve.

Dunster Castle can be found around Dunster, which also boasts the priory, dovecote, yarn market, inn, packhorse bridge and mill. A West Somerset Railway also stops on this text.

Tarr Steps has an ancient clapper bridge constructed from big unmortared slabs of stone.