Collocations for countryside - noun
ADJ.
attractive, beautiful, delightful, glorious, lovely, lush, magnificent, picturesque, pleasant, spectacular, stunning, unspoilt, wonderful
miles of unspoilt countryside
miles of unspoilt countryside
open | green, wooded
a walk through the lush green countryside
a walk through the lush green countryside
flat | hilly, mountainous, rolling, rugged, undulating | wild | peaceful, quiet, tranquil | local, nearby, surrounding | native
The feel for his native countryside comes through strongly in his photographs.
The feel for his native countryside comes through strongly in his photographs.
English, Kent, etc.
QUANT.
area, stretch, tract
a delightful stretch of countryside vast tracts of countryside
a delightful stretch of countryside vast tracts of countryside
VERB + COUNTRYSIDE
conserve, preserve, protect | destroy, ravage, ruin, spoil
The countryside has been ravaged by pollution.
The countryside has been ravaged by pollution.
roam, wander (around/through)
In the afternoons they roamed the countryside roundabout.
In the afternoons they roamed the countryside roundabout.
PREP.
in the ~
living in the countryside
living in the countryside
surrounded by ~
a small village surrounded by glorious countryside
a small village surrounded by glorious countryside
through (the) ~
travelling through pleasant open countryside
travelling through pleasant open countryside
~ around
the countryside around Oxford
the countryside around Oxford