noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ attractive ( esp. BrE ), beautiful , glorious ( BrE ), lovely , magnificent ( esp. BrE ), picturesque , spectacular ( esp. BrE ), stunning ( esp. BrE ), wonderful ( esp. BrE )
▪ unspoiled
▪
miles of unspoiled ~
▪ open
▪ green , lush
▪
a walk through the lush green ~
▪ flat
▪ hilly , mountainous , rolling , rugged
▪ wild ( esp. BrE )
▪ peaceful , quiet , rural ( esp. AmE )
▪ local ( esp. BrE ), nearby , surrounding
▪ English , French , etc.
… OF COUNTRYSIDE
▪ area ( esp. BrE )
▪ acres , miles
▪
miles of beautiful ~
VERB + COUNTRYSIDE
▪ conserve , preserve , protect (all esp. BrE )
▪ ravage ( esp. BrE )
▪
The ~ has been ravaged by pollution.
▪ roam , tour , wander , wander around , wander through
▪
In the afternoons they roamed the ~ around the house.
▪ scour
▪
Police scoured the ~ in search of the missing man.
▪ dot
▪
Castles and churches dot the ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
I dream of living in the ~.
▪ surrounded by ~
▪
a small town surrounded by picturesque ~
▪ through (the) ~
▪
Soon we were driving through pleasant open ~.
▪ ~ around
▪
the ~ around Oxford