Countryside Planning And Management Flashcards
(16 cards)
Why is planning important
To ensure that the countryside is conserved for the FUTURE, for recreation (leisure time and day trips) and tourism (leisure and business)
Who has responsibility for rural planning
Department for agriculture
Rural affairs
3 measures to manage rural areas
Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Areas Of Special Scientific Conservation
National Parks
How many AONB and ASSI in NI
8 AONB
300 ASSI in 2016
>Lough Neagh
>GaryBog (near Ballymoney)
>The Gobbins (county Antrim)
What is protected land
Land that has some INTRINSIC, SCIENTIFIC, HISTORIC or ECOLOGICAL value that requires management to conserve for years
What are AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY
Areas in the COUNTRYSIDE that are considered to have LANDSCAPE OF SIGNIFICANT VALUE
What are the aims of AREAS OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY
Conserve and enhance the natural beauty of an area
Promote sustainable tourism and recreation in area
Promote interest of local residents
Promote enjoyment by public
Provide and maintain public access
ENSURE LONGTIME SURVIVAL OF VALUABLE HABITATS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND PROTECT ORIGINAL SPECIES
Threat due to AONB
New developments e.g road and railways construction
Example of an AONB
CAUSEWAY COAST
Generates high level of tourism over 100 million per year
Causeway coast stretches 29km from Portrush to east giants causeway
Designated an AONB in 1989
What are AREAS OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC CONSERVATION
Areas that have special WILDLIFE that finds it difficult to survive in the wider countryside or RARE FLORA
How many ASSIs are in NI
300 ASSIs in NI
The Gobbins (County Antrim)
Lough Neagh
Garrybogs (near Ballymoney)
Who regulates ASSIs and what is their aim
Prevent loss of BIODIVERSITY and GEODIVERSITY
ASSIs support and protect RARE plants and species
Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (DAERA
In NI who are in control of designating ASSI status
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
Example of an AREA OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC CONSERVATION
BELVOIR
Located on outskirts of SOUTH BELFAST on EAST BANK of the RIVER LAGAN
Habitat for a wide range of FAUNA, with large numbers of INSECTS/INVERTEBRATE and FUNGI on the forest floor, some of these species UNIQUE TO IRELAND
What is a national park
An area that is designated for CONSERVATION purposes and is PROTECTED and OWNED by the government
Example of a national park
Mourne mountains
Mournes is an area of outstanding natural beauty, and there are disagreements to if it should be labelled as a national park
