Under the Conference theme of Sharing, Learning, Inspiring, the local AONB Partnerships and National Park Authorities have organised a day which will give delegates an opportunity to see a wide range of initiatives and projects.
It is hoped that the field trips will provoke a lively debate and an exchange of views. These views will then be summarised and a resulting paper will be included with post-conference papers, which will be uploaded to this website.
Field Trip 1: Wildlife, wood fuel and nature tourism in Arnside & Silverdale |
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Protected Landscape: Arnside and Silverdale AONB | |
Leader: Lucy Baron | |
Description: | This trip will give delegates the opportunity to see the stunning limestone landscape of Arnside and Silverdale AONB, discover some amazing wildlife and meet some of our local heroes along the way. We’ll see the real difference that large-scale, externally funded projects such as the Nature Improvement Area (NIA) and HLF Hide and Seek are making to the management of the area for wildlife and recreation. |
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Further details: [email protected] Tel: 01524 761034 |
Field Trip 2a: Bowland Moorland SafariField trip list |
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Protected Landscape: Forest of Bowland AONB | |
Leader: Tarja Wilson | |
Description: | This trip will give delegates the opportunity to take an off-road journey across the moorland fells to view peatland restoration projects, try out a Tramper and visit a number of sustainable tourism businesses who have been working closely with the AONB Partnership. |
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Further details: [email protected] Tel: 01200 448000 |
Field Trip 2b: Superfast Bowland Field trip list |
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Protected Landscape: Forest of Bowland AONB | |
Leader: Hetty Byrne | |
Description: | This trip will give the opportunity for delegates to take a cycle trip with a difference through the secret lanes and meadows lying between the Forest of Bowland AONB and the Yorkshire Dales National Park, meet a community broadband group and sustainable tourism operators, and view biodiversity projects where partnership working is really making a difference. |
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Further details: [email protected] Tel: 01200 448000 |
Field Trip 3: Ullswater Valley Planning Field trip list |
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Protected Landscapes: Lake District National Park | |
Leader: Rec Cathey, LDNPA Park Management Ranger | |
Description: | Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Lake District’s second largest lake, this trip will allow delegates to focus on Ullswater Valley Planning; a Lake District National Park Partnership priority project that has been underway in the Valley since 2012. The project has successfully brought local people and agencies together to define the economic, environmental and cultural future of the Valley and its significance to World Heritage. |
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Further details: [email protected] Tel: 01768 871407 |
Field Trip 4: Nature, History and Tourism in the Three ValleysField trip list |
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Protected Landscape: North Pennines AONB | |
Leader: Chris Woodley Stewart, North Pennines AONB Director | |
Description: | Exploring Alston Moor and the Allen Valleys, this trip will allow delegates to visit the best preserved Roman Fort in the Empire, flatten out the North Pennine hills using electric bikes, get down amongst the grass with the WildWatch project, and see some long-running landscape-scale conservation work and the latest North Pennines AONB HLF Landscape Partnership, with its tourism, biodiversity and historic environment focus. |
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Further details: [email protected] Tel: 01388 528801 |
Field Trip 5: Inspirational Solway (a shared responsibility for a very special place)Field trip list |
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Protected Landscape: Solway Coast AONB | |
Leader: Brian Irving, Solway Coast AONB Manager | |
Description: | This trip will give delegates a tour of the Solway Coast landscape looking at the AONB coastline, heritage, wildlife, interpretation and communities. The morning and early afternoon trip will look at developments created through the Solway Wetlands Project and links landscape, landforms and history. To present this we will follow a visitor / education network. |
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Further details: [email protected] Tel: 01697 333055 |
Field Trip 6: Beauty and the Beast Field trip list |
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Protected Landscape: Yorkshire Dales National Park | |
Leader: Adrian Shepherd, Head of Land Management | |
Description: | The trip will give delegates opportunities to look at the Ingleborough Dales Landscape Partnership, Catchment Sensitive farming implementation, The Pennine Bridleway, The Three Peak Project and sustainable tourism, Ingleborough complex SAC and its special geology, quarry restoration and using rail to transport the products and the Settle Carlisle railway as a tourist attraction. |
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Further details: [email protected] Tel: 01756 751609 |
Arnside and Silverdale
Forest of Bowland
Lake District
North Pennines
Solway
Yorkshire Dales