Ryevitalise Landscape Partnership Landscape Conservation Action Plan Contents Our Vision for the Rye ........................................................................................................................................................ 6 Our Vision for the Scheme ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 About This LCAP .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Figure 1: Ryevitalise Landscape Partnership Scheme Map ............................................................................. 9 1.1 Consultation, Engagement and Participation .......................................................................................... 10 1.2 Gaps and Limitations ......................................................................................................................................... 11 1.3 Delivery ................................................................................................................................................................... 11 The Partnership Group....................................................................................................................................... 11 Partnership Group Membership .................................................................................................................... 12 Governance ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Partnership Group ............................................................................................................................................... 13 Partnership Forum............................................................................................................................................... 14 Thematic Working Groups ............................................................................................................................... 14 Stakeholder Group .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Figure 2: The Ryevitalise Partnership Structure ................................................................................................ 15 1.4 Staff Team .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Programme Manager ......................................................................................................................................... 15 Programme Officer .............................................................................................................................................. 16 Catchment Restoration Officer ....................................................................................................................... 16 Education and Engagement Officer .............................................................................................................. 16 Volunteers and Training Coordinator........................................................................................................... 17 Administration Assistant ................................................................................................................................... 17 Graduate Placement ........................................................................................................................................... 17 1.5 Management of the Common Fund ............................................................................................................ 17 2. The Ryevitalise Landscape Partnership ............................................................................................................... 19 2.1 Landscape Character ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Figure 3: Ryevitalise Landscape Character Areas ............................................................................................. 20 Northern/Upland Areas 1a Western Moors, 1b Central and Eastern Moors .................................. 21 Narrow Moorland Dales .................................................................................................................................... 22 Limestone Hills ..................................................................................................................................................... 25 Southern Plateau ................................................................................................................................................. 28 Ryevitalise Landscape Conservation Action Plan 1 Southern Hills, Fringes and Ridges ................................................................................................................ 30 Vales.......................................................................................................................................................................... 35 Southern Lowlands East .................................................................................................................................... 37 2.2 The Heritage of the Ryevitalise Landscape Partnership Area ............................................................... 40 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 40 Biodiversity............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Historic Environment .......................................................................................................................................... 42 Industrial and Agricultural ................................................................................................................................ 44 Designed Landscapes ........................................................................................................................................ 45 Built Heritage......................................................................................................................................................... 47 Military Heritage ................................................................................................................................................... 48 Cultural and Artistic Heritage .......................................................................................................................... 49 2.3 Context ..................................................................................................................................................................... 51 2.4 Reconnecting People – Winning Hearts and Minds ............................................................................... 52 Audience Engagement and Consultation .................................................................................................. 52 Influencers .............................................................................................................................................................. 53 Communities ......................................................................................................................................................... 53 Visitors and Potential Visitors .......................................................................................................................... 54 Young People ........................................................................................................................................................ 55 Cross cutting messages from Audience Engagement ........................................................................... 55 Audience Development and Engagement Plan ....................................................................................... 56 2.5 Management Information ................................................................................................................................. 58 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 58 The European Landscape Convention ......................................................................................................... 60 England Biodiversity Strategy: Biodiversity 2020 – DEFRA ................................................................... 60 8 Point Plan for England’s National Parks, Defra, National Parks England, Natural England and the Environment Agency, March 2016 ........................................................................................................ 60 English National Parks and the Broads