Alice Holt Forest is nearby, as are Frensham Ponds and many heaths and downland scenery. Between the areas of chalk and limestone downland are clay valleys and vales. Wiltshire is characterised by its high downland and wide valleys. The landscape included downland and woods like the English countryside. Savernake's landform is rolling downland, dissected by both dry and wet valleys. The parish is almost entirely downland and farmland. The town straddles chalk downland (Epsom Downs) and the upper Thanet Formation. West Sussex has a range of scenery, including wealden, downland and coastal. The range is one of the four main areas of chalk downland in southern England. The Downs are an area of public open limestone downland in Bristol, England. The plain is an important stronghold for declining downland butterflies. Each square metre of chalk downland may support up to 40 different species. Dew ponds, artificial ponds for watering livestock, are a characteristic feature on the downland. Flint is also used, reflecting the downland location. Wantage is home to the Vale and Downland Museum.