Peak District National Park Management Plan 2018-23 Foreword The Peak District National Park plays a special role well beyond its borders. It is of international, national, regional, and local importance. As well as providing a breathing space and opportunities for learning, discovery and enjoyment for millions of people, the designation of National Parks is because of their spectacular landscapes, wildlife and cultural heritage - the ‘special qualities’ that make them so important. The management plan is a framework that aims to encourage everyone to work together to conserve and enhance the special qualities for the benefit of all. It is not a plan for an individual organisation or group but a plan for the place. It is, therefore, a partnership plan. It describes for everyone what the main issues and priorities are. It then sets out how, together, we are going to tackle those issues over the next five years. One of the great successes of the previous management plan was that it brought together a diverse range of stakeholders who delivered some amazing work. These included restoring thousands of hectares of important habitat, introducing new audiences to the Peak District National Park, helping local communities to deliver essential services and assisting businesses to grow sustainably. During this management plan period fresh challenges have emerged through the nation’s pending departure from the European Union alongside developing ideas in how we should manage protected landscapes. This has created a remarkable opportunity for us to shape the Peak District National Park in a fresh and innovative way whilst ensuring its special qualities are enhanced for the benefit of all. This plan has been moulded by the views of delivery partners and a wide range of individuals who engage with the Peak District National Park as part of their daily lives. The result is a document which best reflects their collective aspirations, but this is not the end of the process. We hope to maintain the commitment to implementing the plan throughout its five year life. The delivery plan is only a starting point and will be reviewed throughout the lifetime of the management plan. This will enable us to react to the consequences of our actions and respond to developments as they occur. I firmly believe that together we can achieve even more for Britain’s original national park. Yours sincerely National Park Management Plan Peak District National Park Authority, Aldern House Dianne Jeffrey Baslow Road, Bakewell, DE45 1AE Independent Chair of the Peak District National Park Management Plan Advisory tel: 01629 816200 Group email: [email protected] www.peakdistrict.gov.uk 2 Peak District National Park Management Plan 2018-23 Section X: XXXXXX Contents Section 1: The Peak District National Park Page 7 Section 2: The National Park Management Plan Page 12 Section 3: Working Together to Secure the Most for the Peak District National Park Page 15 Section 4: National Park Management Plan Vision Page 16 Section 5: The Special Qualities of the Peak District National Park Page 18 Section 6: The Areas of Impact of the Peak District National Park Management Plan Page 26 Section 7: The Delivery Plan Page 41 4 Peak District National Park Management Plan 2018-23 Section X: XXXXXX 5 Peter’s Stone Photo: Chris Gilbert Section 1: The Peak District National Park The Peak District National Park plays a special role well beyond its borders. It is of international, national, regional, and local importance. Established in 1951, it was the UK’s original national park; there are now fifteen. The designation of national parks is because of their natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage - the ‘special qualities’ that make them so important. They also provide a breathing space and opportunities for learning, discovery and enjoyment for millions of people. The special qualities of the Peak District National Park are detailed in Section 5. Please see Figure 1 for a visual representation of the benefits that the Peak District National Park provides. From the 1995 Environment Act, the purposes of designation are to: • Conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage; and • Promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of the area by the public. If there is a conflict between these two purposes, the Act states that conservation takes priority. In carrying out these purposes, the National Park Authority shall seek to foster the economic and social well-being of the local communities within the National Park. A wide range of distinctive landscapes make up the Peak District National Park. These form the basis for its designation as a national park. The term landscape does not simply mean ‘the view’. It encompasses the relationship between people, place and nature. Whilst the Peak District National Park attracts 12.25 million visits a year, it is home to some 38,000 residents and provides approximately 18,000 jobs, many of which are based on the special qualities. There is a need to protect our cherished landscapes whilst accommodating some changes arising from social, economic and environmental necessity. Our aim is not to preserve a past landscape. It is to conserve and enhance the special qualities of the National Park. By this, we mean we will maintain a distinctive sense of place for future generations to enjoy. 6 Peak District National Park Management Plan 2018-23 Section 1: The Peak District National Park 7 The Roaches and Hen Cloud The Peak District National Park Marsden A62 Meltham Butterley Res. Diggle Delph Holmfirth 635 Barnsley Saddleworth A Digley Res. Greenfield SADDLEWORTH Holme Oldham MOOR Holme Moss Dove Stone Res. Winscar Res. Dunford Bridge Penistone A6024 ail Langsett ennine Tr A628 ansp Crowden Tr Langsett Res. MANCHESTER Torside Res. Trail Woodhead Res. Stalybridge ale 628 nd Stocksbridge A de Tintwistle ng Lo Bottoms Res. Hadfield BLEAKLOW Broomhead Res. Hyde Glossop Howden Res. Snake Pass Charlesworth y Bradfield a w le d ri Derwent Res. 624 B e A nin Pen Stockport Strines Res. A 5 7 Fairholmes Little Hayfield KINDER SCOUT Marple Kinder Res. Ladybower Res. 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Hamps n i Tissington fo l d Carsington Water Ripley Ilam Thorpe Waterhouses Fenny Bentley Hanley Belper STOKE ON TRENT Ashbourne National Park Boundary Railway and Station Pennine Bridleway Information Centre Settlement Railway Tunnel Pennine Way Information Centre Reservoir Land over 400 metres A Road Trail PDNPA Cycle Hire Woodland Land over 300 metres B Road Limestone Way Youth Hostel 0 Miles 4 Land over 200 metres Minor Road Country Park 0 Kilometres 5 ©Crown Copyright and database rights 2012. 100005734. 8 Peak District National Park Management Plan 2018-23 Section 1: The Peak District National Park 9 Figure 1:P Thee aPeakk District Di sNationaltric Park:t Nbenefitsational in numbers Park: benefits in numbers Benefits within the Peak District National Park Benefits to the surrounding regions Benefits for the UK and the globe 555 over 45 PDNP contributes to PDNP is part of the squar e million 472 flood risk 1.6 12 burgers reduction billion percent of PDNP protected of the PDNP scheduled monuments of the PDNP is designated beef equivalent to 45m burgers blanket bog restoration value of the output produced value of UK natural of land on earth that is in a for natural beauty is open access in the PDNP for nature conservation produced in the PDNP each year reduces peak storm water flows in the wider Peak District environment protected area over over PDNP contributes up to 2,910 450 206 to the 20 1,300 billion million £2.2 CARBON million miles miles litres pints billion tonnes UK priority species listed buildings of rights of way of cycling trails of drinking water a year of milk produced in UK health benefits of of carbon is stored in visits to the PDNP a year in the wider Peak District in the PDNP in the PDNP in the PDNP provided by the PDNP the PDNP each year outdoor exercise PDNP peat bogs Biodiversity, geodiversity, cultural heritage, soil quality, pollination, Sense of history, regulating water flow, Carbon storage, sense of place, tourism, energy provision, pest regulation, tranquillity, recreation, clean air clean water, timber, food inspiration, natural beauty 10 Peak District National Park Management Plan 2018-23 Section 1: The Peak District National Park Kinder Scout - The Woolpacks Photo: Chris Gilbert Section 2: The National Park Management Plan The National Park Management Plan provides the Many organisations care for the Peak District framework that encourages everyone to work National Park.