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Pennine Prospects’ Annual Conference 8-9 November 2016
Valuing our distinctive landscapes
National Character Area profiles
• are about the places people relate to
• provide the context for a wide range of partnerships
and community groups
• and a baseline so that changes can be monitored
• achieve integration of biodiversity, geodiversity,
landscape character, historic environment, access &
engagement, climate change, ecosystem services.
• Incorporate the ecosystem approach, looking at
how landscapes function
159 National Character Areas
•Of international importance for ground nesting bird populations •[ Probably] the greatest concentration of reservoirs in the world [ 35 plus] •[Probably] the best place in the world to study mesolithic remains. •Deep valleys that were the source of power for a thriving textile industry •They have inspired artists and writers of international reputation [ Brontes, Ted Hughes].
What makes this special ?
What has the natural environment ever done for me ?
Carbon
Water supply Landscape
Biodiversity Historic environment
Recreation Well being Inspiration
Experience
History
Land use
Biodiversity
Physical features
• Cultural services
•What is the Watershed Landscape Project
• Reduction • Response • Readiness • Recovery
If 10% Sphagnum cover was present in riparian buffer strips the flood peak is reduced by 7.4% also the flood peak is reduced by one time step ie 6 minutes, compared with normal conditions.
Key demographics
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While the profile of people taking visits in the South Pennines is fairly evenly distributed by gender, the age profile includes more people aged 35-44 and 55+ than the average for visits to the natural environment taken in England but fewer people in the youngest age groups. The socio-economic profile of visitors is fairly polarised with 38% in the most affluent AB socio-economic groups (a larger proportion than the national figure) but 22% in the least affluent DE groups. Just 2% of visits are taken by members of the black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) population.
48%
52%
6%
9%
26%
19%
20%
19%
38%
28%
12%
22%
20%
2%
48%
52%
11%
14%
21%
19%
18%
17%
29%
29%
20%
21%
15%
5%
Male
Female
16-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65+
AB
C1
C2
DE
Long term illness/disability
BAME population
South Pennines
All visits England
SEX
AGE
SEG
27% children in household (v
29% all England visits)
57% own a dog (v 53% all England
visits)
Source: MENE March 2009 – February 2012
Types of place visited
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In terms of the general type of environment visited – 75% of visits taken in the South Pennines were to places described by the participant as ‘countryside’ while the remaining 25% were to green places in a town or city. More specifically, the largest proportions of visits taken in this area included paths, cycleways or bridleways, woodland or forestry, a rive lake or canal or another open space in the countryside. Compared to the average across all visits taken in England, South Pennine visits were significantly more likely to be taken to countryside/rural places.
23%
19%
17%
15%
14%
13%
8%
8%
6%
6%
4%
2%
1%
12%
14%
12%
9%
23%
7%
8%
2%
8%
8%
7%
3%
1%
Other open space in the countryside
Path, Cycleway or Bridleway
Woodland or Forest
River, Lake or Canal
Park in a Town or city
Country Park
Farmland
Mountain, Hill or Moorland
Another open Space in a Town or city
Playing Field or Other Recreation Area
Village
Children's Playground
Allotment or Community Garden
South Pennines
All Visits England
Source: MENE March 2009 – February 2012
South Pennines Analysis – Interim Report
Ravenscliffe School
• Heritage strategy
New audiences – a way of engaging with those groups and in communities that we have not hitherto engaged with.
• Outside the classroom • Engaging with the natural environment
