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N HA'- ( £ 2 VELSH REGION LIBRARY COPY TECHNICAL APPENDICES Conservation & Recreation: The Wye Challenge A MANAGEMENT STRATEGY WYEcGWY VOLUME 2 ENVIRONMENT AGENCY — , WELSH REGION CATALOGUE LsOtlSCVVCltlOtl ACCESSION CODE A f O t CLASS No & Recreation: The Wye Challenge TECHNICAL APPENDICES FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHS: The Wye at Tintem (Countryside Commission), European otter (J. Birks), Canoeist (National Rivers Authority), Angling at Bigsweir Bridge (Wales Tourist Board), Leaping salmon (R. Edwards). ■ S •CYNILOI* WYEfcGWY • no jK c i* Published by: River Wye Project, NRA Office, Hadnock Road, Monmouth, Gwent, NP5 3NQ ISBN 1-873160-34-8 © July 1992 Whilst every effort fas been made to ensure that the information contained in this publication and the summary report is accurate no liability whatsoever can be accepted for any errors, inaccuracies or ommissions. Please note that the maps are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to show alt cartographic details, nor are all details to scale. Contents RECREATION SURVEYS_________________________________________________ 1. 1990 informal visitor questionnaire 2. 1991 informal visitor questionnaire 3. Canoe census 4. Postal canoe group survey 5. Canoeist riverside survey 6. Survey of Wye salmon anglers 7. Wye fishery owners survey SITES OF NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST 8. Sites of Special Scientific Interest bordering the river 9. Other Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Wye Valley 10. Key sites of nature conservation interest bordering the river 11. Sites of conservation interest close to the Wye 12. Nature reserves in the Wye Valley ACCESS AND VISITOR FACILITIES 13. Public amenity areas and picnic sites 14. Canoe launching and landing sites 15. Car parking close to the river 16. Public Toilets close to the river (rural) 17. Public houses close to the river (rural) 18. Camping facilities close to the Wye 19. Youth hostels in the Wye Valley ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL REMAINS CLOSE TO THE WYE 20. Archeological and historical reains close to the Wye 21. Sites of historical fords on the Wye 22. Sites of historical ferries on the Wye 23. Sites of historical wharves on the Wye MISCELLANEOUS 24. Land bordering the river owned or leased by public bodies 25. Registered common land bordering the river 26. Existing information sources - Environment 27. Previous studies of recreation on the Wye 28. NRA Bylaw making powers 29. The legal status of navigation on the Wye - NRA report 30. The Wye Code of Conduct 31. River Wye Calendar of Events APPENDICES 1 - 7 Recreation surveys Appendix 1 1990 INFORMAL VISITORS SURVEY Notes 1. Interviews took place at the following sites: o Rhayader - Vaun Capel Park, o Builth Veils - Groe Park, o Glasbury - The Bont. o Ross - Riverside meadows, o Kerne Bridge picnic site, o Lower Lydbrooke - Picnic site, o Symonds Yat East - Near Saracens Head pub. o The Biblins - Forestry Commission camp site o Monmouth - By the rowing club steps 2. Interviews took place on the following days: Sat 21st July Sun 22nd July Sat 4th August Sun 5th August Sat 18th August Sun 19th August Thurs 23rd August Mon. 27th August (Bank holiday) Thurs 30th August Sat 1st September Sun 2nd September 3. Each site was surveyed over a total of six days, except Lydbrooke and Rhayader which were only surveyed twice, over both weekdays and weekends. 4. Interviews took place between 10 am and 7 pm. 5. Respondents were selected at random as they passed one of the survey positions at each site. The next person to pass by following completion of the previous survey was approached for interview. Those visiting the site on business, or not using the site for recreational purposes were not interviewed. 6. Interviews were carried out by Conservation Training Wales, under contract to the River Wye Project. 7. The data was analysed by Hereford and Worcester County Council on behalf of the Project, using SPSS. OFFICE USE ONLY RIVER WYE PROJECT Location Code - RIVER WYE PSER SURVEY - SUMMER 1990 Date Code Reference. No. VISITOR QUEST!ONNAIRE INTERTTEVEE. DAY/DATE .......... SITE ..... TIHF (24 HR. CLOCK) POSITION .. INTERVIEW N O ...... INTRODUCTION Good morning/afternoon/evening. I am interviewing on behalf of the River Wye Project, we are undertaking a survey of visitors to the River Wye in order Co establish the pattern of recreation use associated with it. Would yea help by answering a few questions? It will only take a couple of minutes. All the information you provide will be treated in the strictest confidence. BEFORE PROCEEDING, ESTABLISH WHETHER THE PERSON IS ELIGIBLE FOR INTERVIEW. IF YES, CONTINUE WITH INTERVIEW. COULD YOU TELL ME WHERE YOU 2. IS THIS YCUR HOKE ADDRESS? YES HAVE TRAVELLED FROM TODAY? IF NOT, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? NO Town/Village Town/Village County County 3. WHAT MAIN METHOD OF TRANSPORT Car/Van 1 DID YOU USE TO GET HERE? Motor Cycle/Scoc ter 2 Bus - Public transport 3 Bus - Private/ccach tear 4 Walking 5 Cycle 6 Boat/Canoe 7 Other ............................ 8 WHICH OF THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE YOU Plcnicing 1 UNDERTAKEN OR DO YOU INTEND TO Enjoying the view 2 UNDERTAKE WHILST HERE? Sitting and relaxing 3 Going for a walk less than 2 miles *'* Goinj* for a walk more than 2 miles 5 Wil./iife/Nature Study 6 Playing informal games 7 Visit pub/restaurant 8 Canoeing 9 Boat trip 19 Angling 11- Other ............................ 12 S. HOW OFTEN, OH AVERAGE, CO YOU VISIT AC least:- i h i s s i m Dally i Weekly — ______ 2 Fortnightly ' 3 Monthly 4 Once a year 5 First time 6 DO YOU EVER VISIT OTHER SITES 7. WHAT OTHER SITES ALONG THE RIVER WYE ALONG THE RIVER WYE? IF SO, WHERE? HAVE YOU VISITED ALREADY OR INTEND TO YES 1 VISIT TODAY? NO 2 a) a) b) .................. b) c) .............................. c) HOW OFTEN, ON AVERAGE, DO YOU At least:- VISIT THE RIVER WYE7 (ANY SITEV, Daily Weekly Fortnightly Monthly Once a year First time 9. WOULD YOU GIVE ME SOME DETAILS ABOUT YOURSELF AND THE PEOPLE YOU ARE WITH? SEX Male 1 AGE (circle code) AGE CODE Female 2 0 - 5 1 HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE IN 5 - 9 2 YOUR PARTY? 10 - 14 3 15 - 19 4 WHAT RELATION ARE THESE Relatives 1 20 - 29 5 PEOPLE TO YOURSELF? Friends 2 30-44 6 Fellow members of 45 - 64 7 club/organisation 3 65+ 8 Other 4 10. FINALLY, COULD YOU TELL ME School I ABOUT YOUR WORK* WHICH OF Further Education 2 THESE BEST DESCRIBES YOUR Housewife/husband - not in paid work 3 OCCUPATION? Full time employment 4 Part time employment 5 Unemployed 6 Retired 7 O t h e r ................................. 8 THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR HZLP. River Wye Project Officer, N.R.A. Office, Hadnock Road, Monmouth, Gwent. NP5 3NQ Tel.: Monmouth (0600) 72245 Ext. 3016 NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS AT EACH STTEj 900 j 842 800 -- 774 700 -- 672 600 -- 500 -- 478 407 400 -- ■ i 300-- 200-- 168 84 100 -- 63 0 w m m <s* Total number of interviews at all survey sites was 3864. BOr RHAYADER BOr % BUILTH BOr% GLASBURY 70* 70- WELLS 70- 60“ 60* 60- DISTANCE 50- 50- 50* TRAVELLED TO 40- 40- 40- SITE 30- 30- 301- 20 * 20- 2 10 - iol 1 1 “I oU S. 0 i i! ■ j ! 0 1 BOr % ROSS BOr % KERNE BOr % LOWER BOr % SYMONDS 70- 70- BRIDGE 70- LYDBROOK 70- YAT 60- 60- 60- 60- 50- 50- 50. 50* 40- 40- 40- 30- 30- 3° i 20- 20- I H ,0.j 10- 101 i oL oil o i l 1 80[% THE BOr MONMOUTH BOr % ALL 7C* BIBLINS 70- 70* SITES H <20 KMS. 6 Of 60- 60- M 20-40 KMS. SD- 50- 53 l 40- 40- 0 40-60 KMS. 30- B 60-80 KMS. 1 20 m 80— 10OKMS. 1 10 - • • • • • TRAVELLED FROM TODAY TOTAL LESS 20-40 40-60 60-80 80-10 MORE THAN KMS. KMS. KMS. 0 THAN ----- - 20KMS KMS, 100 KMS. LOCATION CODE RHAYADER Count 47 4 4 3 3 2 63 Count Percent 74.6% 6.3% 6.3% 4.8% 4.8% 3.2% 100% BUILTH WELLS Count 202 40 121 83 40 185 671 Count Percent 30.1% 6.0% 18 .0% 12.4% 6.0% 27.6% 100% GLASBURY Count 104 56 52 51 40 70 373 Count Percent 27.9% 15.0% 13.9% 13.7% 10.7% 18.8% 100% ROSS Count 362 112 84 70 42 101 771 Count Percent 47.0% 14.5% 10.9% 9.1% 5.4% 13.1% 100% KERNE BRIDGE Count 61 39 26 19 8 15 168 Count Percent 36.3% 23.2% 15. 5% 11.3% 4.8% 8.9% 100% LOWER LYDBROOK : Count 48 19 4 3 6 4 84 Count Percent 57.1% 22.6% 4.8% 3.6% 7.1% 4.8% 100% SYMONDS YAT EAST Count 281 143 172 54 86 100 836 Count Percent 33 . 6% 17.1% 20. 6% 6.5% 10. 3% 12 .0% 100% THE BIBLINS Count 206 63 62 16 29 31 407 Count Percent 50.6% 15.5% 15.2% 3 .9% 7.1% 7.6% 100% MONMOUTH Count 225 154 47 4 7 39 476 Count Percent 47.3% 32.4% 9.9% .8% 1.5% 8.2% 100% ALL SITES Count 1536 630 572 303 261 547 3849 Count Percent 39.9% 16.4% 14.9% 7.9% 6.8% 14.2% 100% IS 1 'HIS - TOTAL YOUR HOME ADD!IESS YES NO LOCATION CODE RHAYADER Count 25 38 63 Count Percent 39.7% 60. 3% 100% BUILTH WELLS Count 386 285 671 Count Percent 57.5% 42. 5% 100% GLASBURY Count 259 113 372 Count Percent 69.6% 30.4% 100% ROSS Count 518 252 770 Count Percent 67.3% 32 .
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    National Landscape Character 31/03/2014 NLCA32 WYE VALLEY AND WENTWOOD © Crown copyright and database rights 2013 Ordnance Survey 100019741 Dyffryn Gwy a Choed Gwent – disgrifiad cryno Yma ceir ceunant afon mwyaf a hwyaf Cymru. Cydnabuwyd ei dirwedd brydferth, ddarluniadwy ers canrifoedd, gan (ymhlith eraill) artistiaid fel Gilpin a Turner. Heddiw rheolir yr ardal megis Ardal o Brydferthwch Naturiol Eithriadol, ynghyd â rhannau eraill o’r ceunant ar ochr Lloegr i’r ffin, sy’n mynd trwy’r Ardal Cymeriad. Ynghyd â Choed Gwent cyfagos, yn ne-ddwyrain y fro, a Choed y Ddena yn Lloegr tua’r dwyrain. Mae’r ardal yn enwog ei choedwigoedd eang, sy’n denu ymwelwyr sydd am gerdded yn y coed a mwynhau’r golygfeydd trawiadol. Mae gweithgareddau awyr agored www.naturalresources.wales NLCA32 Wye Valley and Wentwood - Page 1 of 10 yn boblogaidd, fel y mae gyrru drwy’r dirwedd brydferth, teithiau cychod, a llwybrau beicio ar hyd y ceunant. Mae’r ardal o fewn cyrraedd cyfleus trefi a dinasoedd cyfagos, fel Caerdydd a Bryste. Mae nifer sylweddol y coedlannau collddail o werth ecolegol mawr, ac y mae Gwy ei hun hefyd o bwys ecolegol mawr. Mae grym y llanw’n ymestyn i fyny’r ceunant am sawl milltir, ac o ganlyniad ceir glannau mwdlyd, serth, nodweddiadol. Mae tywodfeini a tharenni gwahanredol, sy’n gogwyddo tua’r de-ddwyrain, yn diffinio’r ardal, ond yn de mae carreg galch yn arddangos hafn gul dolennau eang yr afon, gyda chlogwyni dramatig uwchlaw Cas-gwent. Yn ddiwylliannol, mae Gwy, o Drefynwy i Gas-gwent, wedi dwyn cryn fudd dros amser.