Inventory Topic Area: RECREATION
Subject: LANDSCAPE AND CONSERVATION CONSIDERATIONS
Management issues:
The Loch Lomond and Trossachs area's diverse natural landscape, its buildings and archaeological features, and its extensive wildlife have all helped to create and sustain its use for leisure and recreation purposes. Successive governments have recognised the need to preserve this unique part of the natural and built heritage of Scotland, but the potential is self evident for people, in their immediate pursuit of leisure and recreation, and frequently in innocence or ignorance, to degrade what it is vital to preserve. Activities can be diverted, however, from fragile to comparatively robust environments. Forestry Commission and private woodland areas remain relatively underused, and Forestry Commission policy provides a positive indication of what can be achieved and warrants further financial encouragement. It is, however, difficult to get a wide range of interests to agree on common goals and a common strategy for achieving them.
Key words: Archaeology; Built heritage; Buildings; Landscape; Nature conservation; Woodland; Wildlife species; Recreation; Finance
Location: Loch Lomond and Trossachs area
Principle organisations: Argyll & Bute Council - Planning, Development & Tourism
British Geological Survey - Nottingham
Central Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
Scottish Natural Heritage - Information & Library Service
Stirling Council - Environmental Strategy
Local contacts: Forest Enterprise
Information:
Ben Lomond Interpretation Plan
Ben Lomond Management Plan 1994-1999
Ben Lomond Management Plan and Archive
Central Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group Information Booklets
Central Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group Newsletters
Central Region Landscape Assessment: Interim Report
Central Region Landscape Assessment: Draft Final Report
Development Study of Loch Lomond Park
Ecological Assessment of Loch Lomond Water Management Proposals
Forest District Conservation Plan
Gardens and Designed Landscapes
Geological Guide - Grampian Highlands
Geological Guide - Midland Valley of Scotland
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
Loch Lomond to Stirling; Landscape fashioned by Geology
Management of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Mountain Area’s of Scotland Conservation and Management
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 and Traffic in the Countryside
Scottish Conservation Projects Trust Project Reports
Sites and Monuments Records - RCAHMS
Stirling District Local Plan: Finalised Draft
Structure Plan Schedule and Sites
Studies on Loch Lomond II; the Fauna of the River Endrick
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; Wildlife management; Water quality
Tourism: Impact of tourism on conservation; Impact of tourism on landscape and amenity
Recreation: Fishing
The Water Resource: Water quality; Demand for recreation; Lack of an integrated strategy; Pollution
Land Use - FFCSE: Maintaining the landscape; Loss of native woodlands
Access into the Countryside: Impact on natural heritage; Demand for water-based recreation; Land management
Planning & Economic Development: Lack of an integrated planning, development & management strategy; Tensions between conservation & development objectives
Administration and Finance: None
Associated headings in the Thesaurus:
Physical Characteristics: Climate; Geology; Land cover; Loch; Lowland; River; Soils; Topography; Upland
Heritage Conservation: Archaeology; Built heritage; Buildings; Garden; Conservation; Landscape; Nature conservation; Habitats; Grassland; Moorland; Wetland; Woodland; Wildlife species; Birds; Invertebrates; Plants; Wildlife management
Tourism: Camping; Caravaning; Tourist management; Tourist accommodation; Tourist facilities; Visitors
Recreation: Biking; Fishing; Indoor sports; Recreation facilities; Recreation management; Walking; Water sports;
The Water Resource: Flooding; Pollution; Water quality; Eutrophication; Water disposal; Water management; Water supply
Land Use - FFCSE: Forestry; Land management; Land use
Access into the Countryside: Access to land; Access to water; Car parks; Cycling; Bus services; Railway; Roads
Planning & Economic Development: Employment and training; Grants; Mineral extraction; Planning; Strategic plans; Schemes
Administration and Finance: Management; Partnerships; Policy; Zoning
Gazetteer: Geographic Areas