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National Park Management Plan 2009 - 2014 Management Plan 2009 - 2014 Inspiring Landscapes,Thriving Communities www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk Northumberland National Park Management Plan 2009 - 2014 Northumberland National Park To Northumberland National Park Edinburgh National Park Centre N Forest / Woodland BERWICK-UPON-TWEED Main Road d ee NORTH w rT Secondary Road e iv SEA R Minor Road Road open most days throughout the year, but check our website for up to date information A698 B6354 Holy Island England/Scotland Border (Lindisfarne) Course of Hadrian’s Wall COLDSTREAM Cornhill-on- Tweed Etal B6353 Otterburn Ranges (MOD) A697 A698 Ford B6350 A1 Rivers B6396 B6352 Belford B6525 Bamburgh Lakes/Loughs Milfield R ive rT t ill io B6351 v n B1342 e e l Seahouses T A68 r G e Kirknewton r v B6349 i e v R i National Walkways & Cycleways R B6348 Kirk Yetholm Akeld Beadnell running through the National Park B6436 rn u B e Pennine Way g WOOLER r e B1340 l e l t a o C Middleton Hall W n St Cuthbert’s Way t r n u College B o e m Valley p o w th St Oswalds Way o ar B The Schill H 601m (1985ft) The Cheviot Harthope B6347 Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail 815m (2674ft) Valley Hedgehope Hill B6346 Pennine Cycleway (Route 68) The 714m (2342ft) A697 Cheviot A1 B1340 Scotland Hills B1339 Hadrian’s Cycleway (Route 72) Linhope Spout R iv Waterfall e r Powburn Reivers Cycleway (Route 10) Br eam Ingram ish Breamish Valley Windy Gyle 619m (2032ft) Aln iver Whittingham R ALNWICK Barrowburn R Alnham Alnmouth A1068 iv A68 e r Riv A e l r C w Carter o i qu n Netherton B6341 Bar et A6088 Alwinton Otterburn Ranges (MOD) Harbottle Harbottle B6341 Coquet Island et Amble Lake u Catcleugh q Holystone o Reservoir C ROTHBURY r e Byrness Caistron iv R 0 10 kilometres A68 B6345 B6344 0 5 miles Simonside Rochester 430m (1407ft) Forest Drive Simonside A1 R Darden iv Hills e Lough r R ed e B6341 Fontburn A697 Reservoir B1337 Otterburn Kielder Elsdon Kielder Water Northumberland & Forest Park Rive A696 r Fo B6320 nt Ashington River Wansbeck A197 Falstone Greenhaugh B6342 West Woodburn River ans Wallington W beck Hareshaw B6343 Linn MORPETH Kirkwhelpington Bellingham A1068 B6524 A189 R A1 iv e B6342 r Kirkharle N o r t h lyth Blyth T B A68 r y Rive n e Belsay Wark B6309 rks Burn Cramlington Stonehaugh Wa A19 A696 Cumbria Bellcrag Simonburn B6320 A6079 Flow R t A19 g iver Pon Newcastle hin A189 r Irt Airport ive Whitley Bay R Broomlee B6318 Chollerford Ponteland rn Greenlee Lough lt Bu Brocolitia Tynemouth Tipa Lough Housesteads Steel Grindon Wall Cawfields Rigg Lough NEWCASTLE Thirlwall A68 Gilsland Walltown B6318 B6318 Castle A1 B6319 Wallsend Greenhead A69 A69 Wylam River Tyne A69 n e HALTWHISTLE l Haydon Corbridge Bardon l A68 yne A River South T t A695 Mill s Bridge To e B6305 HEXHAM Prudhoe W r Gateshead Carlisle e A686 v A1 i R 2 This publication includes mapping data licensed from Ordnance Survey © Crown Copyright and/or database right 2009. Licence Number 100022521. Northumberland National Park Management Plan 2009 - 2014 Contents Contents 3 Foreword 5 Section 1 Introduction 7 Section 2 A Vision for an Inspiring Landscape 13 Section 3 Management Plan 2009 - 2014 21 3.1 A Welcoming Park 21 3.2 A Distinctive Place 25 3.3 A Living Working Landscape for Now and The Future 33 3.4 Thriving Communities 40 3.5 A Valued Asset 46 Section 4 Implementing and Monitoring the Management Plan 51 Appendix 1 A Snapshot of Northumberland National Park in 2009 56 3 The Cheviot Hills in Northumberland National Park 4 Northumberland National Park Management Plan 2009 - 2014 Foreword Northumberland National Park is a special place. This Management Plan was the subject of a very It is a valuable resource for North East England successful public consultation exercise between and the nation as a whole and contributes to the January and March 2009.The contributions of a health and quality of life of those who live in and wide range of people has not only informed this around the National Park and those who visit. management framework but has also yielded important information on what the priorities for This Management Plan sets out a vision and framework action should be. to guide the future of Northumberland National Park until 2014.The Management Plan marks a Not everything set out within this Management continued shift of approach from focusing simply Plan is however readily achievable with the on the place, to working with the people who help resources available to the National Park Authority shape Northumberland National Park and sets out and its partners.We will therefore be making to define the role for Northumberland National Park ongoing use of the priorities expressed through in the 21st Century.The Management Plan therefore the consultation exercise in developing the Annual challenges all of us who care for Northumberland Action Plans which drive the implementation of National Park to contribute to a shared future this Management Plan. for this special place. On behalf of Northumberland National Park There are many challenges to address, from the Authority I would like to thank all those staff, future of land management and farming to retaining partner organisations and individuals who and sustaining strong and resilient communities have contributed to the development of the and re-connecting our urban and rural areas.We Management Plan. are confident, however, that this Management Plan will help deliver a sound future for the National We look forward to working with our partners, Park and its communities.We envisage a future local communities and visitors to the National Park based on sustainable solutions to the challenges to ensure successful delivery of the Management the National Park will face. Plan outcomes. John Riddle Chairman Northumberland National Park Authority Billsmoor Park 5 Milecastle 39, Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park 6 Northumberland National Park Management Plan 2009 - 2014 1. Introduction National Parks National Park Statutory Purposes and Duty 1.1 National Parks are the most beautiful, spectacular 1.5 The purposes of National Park designation are and dramatic expanses of countryside in England, set out in national legislation. First set out in the 1949 Scotland and Wales and are landscapes of national National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act and importance.They contain a wealth of nationally and amended by the 1995 Environment Act, the two internationally important wildlife and cultural heritage. statutory purposes are: The National Park designation provides the highest status for the conservation and enhancement of their • To conserve and enhance the natural beauty, natural and cultural qualities. wildlife and cultural heritage; and 1.2 There are currently ten National Parks in England • To promote opportunities for the understanding covering around 9.3% of the country.The vast majority of and enjoyment of the special qualities by the land in English National Parks is under private ownership, public. however some is owned and managed by public bodies such as the Forestry Commission and the Ministry of 1.6 The statutory purposes are underpinned in law Defence or charitable organisations such as the by what is known as the ‘Sandford Principle’.This makes National Trust. it clear that the first purpose should take precedence over the second in cases of irreconcilable conflict. 1.3 National Parks are part of a family of protected landscapes in the UK including Areas of Outstanding 1.7 Northumberland National Park is a living and Natural Beauty (AONB) and National Scenic Areas. In working landscape where the characteristic qualities are the North East region Northumberland National Park, the result of the interaction of human activity and natural the North Pennines AONB and the Northumberland forces. It is in the interests of maintaining the close Coast AONB cover over 30% of the land area of the region. connections between local communities, economies and environmental conservation that National Park 1.4 Northumberland National Park was designated Authorities have an additional statutory duty.That is: in 1956 and the Northumberland National Park Authority was established in 1997 as a special purpose local authority with the role of delivering National Park • In pursuing the purposes, the Authority statutory purposes. should seek to foster the economic and social well-being of local communities within the National Park. 1.8 The delivery of the statutory purposes and duty contributes to the Government’s agreed vision for a diverse, healthy and resilient natural environment, and helps deliver the commitment of the United Kingdom to the European Landscape Convention which came into force on 1 March 2007. Above: Dry stone walling near Elsdon Below:View from Darden Lough 7 Northumberland National Park Management Plan 2009 - 2014 1. Introduction Our Approach in Northumberland 1.12 ‘Action Area’ working seeks to use this local National Park distinctiveness as a framework for engaging communities and other partners in the planning, care and manage- 1.9 The treasured landscapes and special qualities ment of local landscapes. It harnesses the knowledge, of Northumberland National Park are the product of expertise and enthusiasm of local people and supports many years of interaction between land and people. them with expert technical advice, help and funding to The daily decisions of those living in, working in or nurture and strengthen local connections between visiting the National Park continue to shape the quality, people and place.The National Park Authority sees this attractiveness and resilience of the environment, its approach as a corner-stone of its activity during the settlements and its recreational infrastructure.
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