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Residents in A school Hundreds of three communities playground has people have signed are being asked been transformed up for two new how their villages into a wildlife training schemes could build on their wonderland thanks launched by the past successes. to a CNPA grant. Park Authority. PAGE 3 PAGE 5 PAGE 7 Issue ten • Winter • 2007/08 A panoramic view of the Park understanding of the Park’s lay-out and Panoramic view of the Park from the east © CNPA geography as well as its communities. Once completed, they will be placed at various entry points around the Park, highlighting to visitors how vast and varied the area is. The panoramas will also be used as promotional material in a variety of ways and formats. For example, at tourist information centres, visitor attractions and by community groups. The first panorama, from the east, has already been produced and will be erected at Dinnet. Mr Vielkind is considered to be at the forefront of his field and is celebrated around the world due to the quality of his work. It will take him around two months to complete each image as he does them by hand. PEOPLE entering the panoramic artist, to produce five The paintings form part of the Entry Cairngorms National Park will be panoramic views of the Park. It will be Point project, which has seen granite markers, featuring the National Park greeted with an interesting sight the first British national park to have such images. brand already placed at entry points – a panoramic view of the Park. The art work will highlight five such as Laggan and Dinnet. The Cairngorms National Park different views: south east; east; north The markers and panoramas will Authority has commissioned Heinz east; north west; south west, and will give an exciting and informative Vielkind, the world’s leading enable visitors to have a better welcome to the Park. continued on page two parklife POLICY POLICY Delivering the Cairngorms Update on Paths National Park Plan in the Park THE future vision of the Cairngorms National Park THE final draft document setting out was secured last March when Scottish minsters proposals for core paths in the approved the Cairngorms National Park Plan. Cairngorms National Park has been The statutory document sets out both the long- drawn up. term vision (25 years) for the Park and the The Draft Core Paths Plan is a Priorities for Action during the first five years statutory document identifying a network (2007-2012). of important paths which will give the It was produced through collaboration public reasonable access throughout the between the Cairngorms National Park area. Core paths will be the main routes Authority and its partners, public, private and which will link into the wider path network. voluntary, as well as through extensive public The Draft Core Paths Plan has been consultation. developed following public consultation The CNPA and partner organisations which took place earlier this year. are working together in seven delivery The document will now go to the teams to make sure that the Priorities for CNPA board for approval to consult in Action are implemented over the next December, before being submitted to the five years. Scottish Government in February 2008. A The delivery phase was formally launched final formal public consultation will take at an event in Coylumbridge in September which place later next year. included the first meetings of three advisory forums set up to advise the CNPA and other bodies on the management of the Park and the Walking round Loch Muick implementation of the National Park Plan. The advisory teams focus on three key areas: understanding and enjoying the Park; communities living and working in the Park and conserving, enhancing and managing the Park. © DAVID GOWANS Copies of the National Park Plan can be downloaded from www.cairngorms.co.uk POLICY Update on Deposit Local Plan CHANGES are being made to a document setting out future development and land use in the Cairngorms National Park following a public consultation. OUTDOOR ACCESS The Cairngorms National Park Deposit Local Plan went out for consultation earlier this year with the public being asked to make representations Busy year for on the policies set out in it. LOAF The Plan sets out proposed policies on how development and use of land in the Park IT has been a busy year for the Local should be guided and managed for a five Outdoor Access Forum with the year period. publication of its first ever business Following the public response, the Park report detailing its work over the Authority is now making modifications to past two years.The Forum of 21 the document.They will be published early members from recreational, land next year, when the public will again be management and community sectors invited to respond. was set up by the CNPA to advise It will eventually form the Cairngorms on outdoor access, rights of way and National Park Local Plan, a statutory core paths. September also saw its document which will replace the local second annual event held at Nethy plans currently in existence for the four local authority areas covering the Park: Aberdeenshire; Angus; Highland Bridge.The highlight was a talk by and Moray. Scottish mountaineer Jamie Andrews. The Local Plan will help to deliver affordable housing, as well as conserve and enhance Copies of the LOAF Business the Park’s natural and cultural heritage. Although separate to the Cairngorms National Park Report can be downloaded from Plan it will help to deliver its Priorities for Action. www.cairngorms.co.uk/outdooraccess 2 3 parklife CONSULTATION Residents help to © NEIL MCINTYRE improve their communities RESIDENTS in three Cairngorms National Park communities are being asked how their villages could build on their past successes. The Community Engagement Project started in August and is asking residents in Cromdale, Grantown-on-Spey and Dulnain Bridge about positive aspects of their Red deer in the Cairngorms community, how to build on them and the resources that need to be DEER MANAGEMENT built on.The information will help to establish future projects and Raising awareness of deer issues developments in the communities. Hard to reach groups such as A NEW project by the Cairngorms that will raise the public’s awareness mothers and toddlers, disabled, National Park Authority aims to of deer management and the animals elderly and youth, are being targeted study the socio-economic impacts value in terms of stalking, venison and to ensure there is a diverse and wide of deer reduction and the real costs eco-tourism. range of opinion. and benefits it brings. Following a successful public The project is a pilot scheme Many areas around the Park have deer viewing event earlier this year carried out by Housing Plus on experienced heavy culls to reduce by Lynaberack Estate, the CNPA behalf of the CNPA, the local deer, driven by both private and and The Highland Council, more enterprise company,The Highland public sector policies. However many events are being planned over the Council, community councils and estates are concerned about the next year. As well as increasing others. impacts of heavy culling on income awareness about deer issues, it is It will run until December, when and employment. hoped they will also develop the responses will be collated and an Project leader Colin MacClean commercial deer viewing action plan drawn up detailing what from the CNPA said:“Scottish opportunities. the priorities are and how they could national parks have four aims The CNPA has also teamed up be delivered through possible future including promoting the sustainable with the Country Sports Tourism projects. economic and social development of Group to develop introductory Claire Ross, the CNPA’s education communities.This means that the sessions for the public on deer and inclusion manager, said:“The Park Authority has a clear interest in stalking.They will be particularly important thing is to make the pilot the socio economic impacts of deer aimed at young, active people as fun, innovative and engaging as reductions." interested in land management and possible. Communities sometimes Projects are also being developed outdoor pursuits. feel that they are over consulted, with this pilot we are keen to take ENVIRONMENT the lead from the communities themselves.” John Muir Award’s continued success THE John Muir Award continues to go from strength to strength with 1,500 Toddlers collect litter in Anagach Woods, Grantown-on-Spey completing the course in the Park this year – the most since its launch in 2003. The Award is an environmental scheme that encourages people to discover, explore and conserve a wild place, and to share those experiences with others. It is named after the Scots born founder of National Parks and helps to meet one of the Priorities for Action for 2007-2012 in the Cairngorms National Park Plan – to raise awareness and understanding of the area. Earlier this year the CNPA board agreed to extend the use of the John Muir Award for a further three years, until 2010. For more information on the John Muir Award contact Alan Smith, John Muir Award Manager, on 01479 870 518 or email [email protected] © CNPA/STEWART GRANT issue ten • winter 2007/08 parklife Young musicians blaze a cèilidh trail in the Park Young musicians taking part in the Cèilidh Trail © FÈISEAN NAN GÀIDHEAL THE Cairngorms National Park normally evokes romantic images of peaceful lochs, vast forests and spectacular, rolling mountains. Now a group of young people are ensuring that its cultural heritage becomes as celebrated as its natural beauty. he Cairngorms to learn about music, dance, language over 100 people watching Cèilidh Trail was and song.
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