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site to 229). 2,527 self completion questionnaires were returned. 14 of the NNRs were in the Highlands and Islands. Table 35- Type of trip to NNR Description Total % Short trip of less than 3 hours from home 22 Day out of more than 3 hours from home 16 On holiday in the area 49 Visiting friends on relatives on holiday in area 5 Passing through area to/from holiday destination 3 Other 4 Don’t know/not stated
explore the issues they saw as being important to enable the forestry sector to support and benefit from the work of the tourism sector. • Forest Visitor Survey 2008, Economics and Statistics, Forestry Commission. • The social and environmental benefits of forestry in Britain. K.G. Willis, G. Garrod, R. Scarpa, N. Powe, A. Lovett, I.J. Bateman, N. Hanley and D.C. MacMillan (2003). Report to Forestry Commission from Centre for Research. In: Environmental Appraisal and Management. University of Newcastle, Newcastle. • Socio-economic impacts of community local access networks (Hecla Consulting, 2007). Contractor: Hecla Consulting Client: The Paths for All Partnership & Highlands and Islands Enterprise Publication: 2007 This was a socio-economic evaluation of five path networks located within the Highlands and Islands. The five path networks were at Culag (Lochinver), Alness, Islay, Nethy Bridge and on Raasay. Fieldwork research and consultations took place between October and December 2006. 50 individuals were involved in the community fieldwork consultations, and only 64 questionnaires were completed by users on the five networks. Little useful economic analysis could be derived from this study. • Jarman D. 2005. The View from the Road investing in the ‘shop window’ for Scotland’s landscape asset. Scottish Natural Heritage Commissioned Report No.293. Little useful economic analysis could be derived from this study. 10.8 Conclusions from reports on nature related sites and facilities Most of these sites are locations where activities like walking, cycling, wildlife watching and watersports take place, and as such their impacts are covered in previous Sections. 18.6% of visitors to FCS’s forests managed for recreation are tourists in the sense of staying overnight away from home. 66
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COMMISSIONED REPORT Summary Assessi
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7 CYCLING 45 7.1 Mountain biking 45
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List of Tables Page Table 1 - Natur
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1.3 Nature-based tourism For the pu
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market and accounts for 83% of tour
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expenditure during these trips was
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nature site • . Were this spend t
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Team members already held many rele
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2.3.2 Assessing employment and inco
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Page 57 and 58: 8 HORSE RIDING 8.1 Equestrian sport
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Page 67 and 68: Forest Table 29 - Mean spend per tr
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