It is surrounded by 1,500 acres of woodland, farmland and parkland. Thousands of acres of farmland were submerged. It is a land of open, rolling farmland, moorland and scattered settlements. The uplands are surrounded by more fertile, mainly pastoral farmland. They live in habitats ranging from a rocky hillside to flat farmland. Mayenne has a diversity of habitat types such as forest, heathland, bog and farmland. The city sits in the middle of mostly flat, fertile farmland. Later drainage plans focused on creating fertile farmland. Landscape can be as varied as farmland, a landscape park or wilderness. Extensive areas of prime farmland were owned by Whites. The flood destroyed huge amounts of housing and farmland. They avoid living in open areas such as flats and farmland. Lancaster County leads the nation in farmland preservation. The Golden Vale is among the most productive farmland for dairy in Ireland. He opposed attempts to weaken protection of farmland and enforcement of urban growth boundaries.