bocage
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thumb|425px|Bocage near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
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thumb|425px|Bocage near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Bocage (, ) is a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture characteristic of parts of northern France, southern England, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal (examples in Baixo Vouga Lagunar, Angeja, Estarreja), northern Spain and northern Germany, in regions where pastoral farming is the dominant land use.
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