Inventory Topic Area: RECREATION
Subject: MANAGEMENT OF VISITOR AND RECREATION PRESSURE
Management issues:
It is vital to control the pressures and conflicts which can arise, particularly where safety is concerned - and there are prime examples of the inherent dangers of lack of control on parts of Loch Lomond and Loch Earn. They do also create disturbance and unpleasantness for local inhabitants and harm the landscape and the environment. A recreation and visitor management policy is needed to regulate demand for recreation and leisure and the means of meeting it, and to impose some degree of control over where and how different recreational pursuits are practised. Existing financial and institutional provisions do not seem to be sufficiently well geared to this task, and current legislation, such as that relating to byelaws, appears to be inadequate to allow necessary action to be undertaken easily or expeditiously.
Key words: Byelaws; Environment; Funding; Policy; Visitors; Rcreation management; Landscape; Legislation; Recreation; Safety
Location: Loch Lomond and Trossachs area and specifically Loch Lomond and Loch Earn
Principle organisations: Argyll, the Isles, Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs Tourist Board
Argyll & Bute Council - Planning, Development & Tourism
Scottish Conservation Projects Trust - Stirling
Scottish Natural Heritage - Information & Library Service
Stirling Council Environmental Strategy
Local contacts: Loch Lomond Park Authority
Information:
Ben Lomond Interpretation Plan
British Tourism in Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs Area
Gardens and Designed Landscapes
Impacts on Fish Introductions and Translocations
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes (1987)
Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes - Extension 1993-96
Loch Lomond - A Eutrophication Study 1987 - 1989
Loch Lomond Study Phase 1 Final Report
Loch Lomond Study: Recreation and Settlement Policies for a Sub-region and Village
Loch Lomond, Stirling and Trossachs Tourist Board Annual Report 1992
Loch Lomond Trundler Bus Service
Management of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Overseas Tourism in the Central Region 1984-94
Overseas Tourism in the Central Regional 1994 onwards
Overseas Tourism in the Strathclyde Region
Planning Applications Database
Recreational Boating on Loch Lomond 1989- 1994, 1995
Scottish Youth Hostels Association Budget Accommodation
Self Catering Accommodation Occupancy Rates
Stirling District Local Plan: Finalised Draft
The Repair and Management of Upland Footpaths based on Ben Ledi and Ben A’ An
Trossachs Tourism Management Programme Environmental Monitoring Final Report
Trossachs Tourism Management Strategy
Utilization of a Large Inland Waterway (Loch Lomond, Scotland) by Recreational Craft
Water Quality Changes Associated with Boating Activity
Related key management issues:
Heritage Conservation: Handling development pressures; Land management; Recreational activities
Tourism: Demand for tourism; Impact of tourism on conservation; Impact of tourism on landscape and amenity; Traffic movements and management; Infrastructure and visitor support facilities
Recreation: Pressure for recreation; Landscape and conservation considerations
The Water Resource: Demand for recreation; Lack of an integrated strategy
Land Use - FFCSE: Maintaining the landscape
Access into the Countryside: Demand for water-based recreation; Land management
Planning & Economic Development: Lack of an integrated planning, development and management strategy; Tensions between conservation and development objectives
Administration and Finance: None
Associated subject headings:
Physical Characteristics: Climate; Geology; Land cover; Loch; Lowland; River; Topography; Upland
Heritage Conservation: Built heritage; Landscape; Nature conservation; Woodland; Birds; Fish; Invertebrates; Wildlife management
Tourism: Camping; Caravaning; Tourist management; Tourist accommodation; Tourist facilities; Visitors
Recreation: Biking; Fishing; Indoor sports; Recreation demand; Recreation facilities; Recreation management; Walking; Water sports
The Water Resource: Commercial; Pollution; Discharges; Water quality; Eutrophication; Water management; Surveys; Water supply
Land Use - FFCSE: Forestry; Land use
Access into the Countryside: Access to land; Access to water; Car parks; Cycling; Bus services; Railway; Roads; Traffic
Planning & Economic Development: Energy; Fish farms; Housing; Infrastructure; Legislation; Acts; Codes of conduct/guidance's; Mineral extraction; Planning; Schemes; Tourist enterprises
Administration and Finance: Administrative framework; Administrative areas; Policy; Zoning
Gazetteer: Areas