Inventory Topic Area: LAND USE - FARMING, FORESTRY, COUNTRY SPORTS AND ESTATES
Subject: MAINTAINING THE LANDSCAPE
Management issues:
There is genuine concern that the current financial climate may lead to the abandonment of much of the uplands of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs area. The Working Party have had to consider whether this is acceptable in view of the need they have identified to maintain the fabric of the countryside, a task which requires some input from experienced land manager
Key words: Land cover; Land use; Uplands; Landscape; Access to countryside; Land management; Estate management
Location: Upland regions of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs area
Principle organisations: Argyll & Bute Council - Planning, Development & Tourism
Scottish Natural Heritage - Information & Library Service
British Geological Survey - Nottingham
Local contacts: Loch Lomond Park Authority
Information:
Argyll Forest Park, Forestry Commission Guide
Ben Lomond Interpretation Plan
Central Farming and Wildlife Advisory Service Information Booklets
Central Farming and Wildlife Advisory Service Newsletters
Central Region Landscape Assessment: Interim Report
Central Region Landscape Assessment: Draft Final Report
Forest District Conservation Plan
Geological Photographic Archive
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes (1987)
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes - Extension 1993-96
Local Features of Wildlife Value
Loch Lomond and Trossachs Landscape Assessment Phase I
Loch Lomond and Trossachs Landscape Assessment Phase II
Loch Lomond Local (Subject) Plan (Adopted 1986)
Loch Lomond Regional Park Landscape Assessment
Loch Lomond Study: Recreation and Settlement Policies for a Sub-Region and Village
Management of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Morphological Evidence as a Guide to Deglaciation following the Loch Lomond Readvance
Mountain Areas of Scotland - Conservation and Managment
Mountain Areas of Scotland: Report on Public Consultation
Regional Scenic Areas and Coast
Review of the Forth Valley Bogs and Mosses: Towards a Strategy for their Conservation
Roads, Bridges & Traffic in the Countryside
Scottish Conservation Project Trust Project Reports
Sites and Monuments Records RCAHMS
Structure Plan Schedule and Sites
This Common Inheritance, The Third Year Report
Trossachs Tourism Management Strategy
Undesignated Sites of Nature/Landscape Conservation
Related key management issues:
Heritage Conservation: Land management
Tourism: Impact of tourism on landscape and amenity
Recreation: Landscape and conservation considerations
The Water Resource: None
Land Use - FFCSE: Decline in farm numbers; Loss of native woodlands
Access into the Countryside: None
Planning & Economic Development: Lack of an integrated planning, development and management strategy
Administration and Finance: None
Associated headings in the Thesaurus:
Physical Characteristics: Physical characteristics
Heritage Conservation: Archaeology; Built heritage; Landscape; Nature conservation; Habitats; Grassland; Moorland; Wetland; Woodland; Wildlife species; Birds; Plants; Wildlife management
Tourism: Camping; Caravaning; Tourist management; Tourist accommodation; Tourist facilities; Visitors
Recreation: Walking
The Water Resource: Water quality; Water disposal; Water management; Water supply
Land Use - FFCSE: Land Use - FFCSE
Access into the Countryside: Access to land; Access to water; Car parks; Cycling; Bus services; Railway; Roads
Planning & Economic Development: Mineral extraction; Planning; Strategic plans; Schemes
Administration and Finance: Management; Policy; Zoning
Gazetteer: Geographic areas