Sheffield Lakeland Landscape Conservation Action Plan

This chapter underpins our understanding
of the area’s special character and sense of
place. It draws on existing local, regional
and national research and strategies, and
the deep local knowledge of our partners
and stakeholders. In addition, a range of
new research was commissioned during the
development period, with the aim of:
• Clarifying and confirming Sheffield
Lakeland as a distinct landscape
• Reviewing the proposed boundary, and
• Providing the detailed analysis needed to
support the development and evaluation
of the delivery programme.
The research projects covered the
following topics:
Extracts and summaries from these reports
are provided throughout this chapter to
provide an understanding of the Sheffield
Lakeland Landscape Partnership area. The
full reports which support this chapter are
included in Appendices 3-8.
The reports have been developed using a
combination of desk research, new survey
and consultation activity. In addition, each
individual project within the Landscape
Conservation Action Plan has referenced
local, regional, national or international
reports, consultation documents or
strategies relevant to that project’s field of
interest. A summary of relevant strategy
documents and reports is provided at the
end of this chapter, in the section titled
Reports and Management Information.
• Sheffield Lakeland Landscape
Character Assessment
• Sheffield Lakeland Ecosystems
Services Assessment and
Woodland Assessment
• Sheffield Lakeland Ecological
Assessment
• Sheffield Lakeland Heritage
Assessment, including Woodland
Archaeology
• Sheffield Lakeland Access and
Gateway Assessment
• Sheffield Lakeland Audience
Development Strategic Review
26 SLLP LCAP Understanding Sheffield Lakeland