Identification

Title

Landscape Character Type

Abstract

The Peak District National Park contains an amazing variety of landscapes including broad open moorlands, more intimate enclosed farmlands and wooded valleys. The landscapes have been shaped by variations in geology and landform and the long settlement and use of these landscapes by people. Todays landscapes have a rich diversity of natural and cultural heritage and this diversity is enjoyed by local communities and visitors. Landscape Character Assessment is a tool for identifying what makes one place different from another. It identifies what makes a place distinctive and does not assign value to particular landscapes. Landscape Character Assessment provides a framework for describing an area systematically, ensuring that judgments about future landscape change can be made based on knowledge of what is distinctive. This study has gathered information from published maps and documents, completed a full field survey of the National Park and held a series of consultation workshops to gather the views of local communities. Formal consultation was carried out on the draft report and amendments made to the maps and text documents. This report shows how the landscapes of the National Park and its surrounding area has been divided into a series of Regional Character Areas representing broad tracts of landscape which share common characteristics. Within each Regional Character Area a number of Landscape Character Types have been defined based upon the pattern of natural and cultural characteristics. This document is the first stage of an ongoing project. The coming year will see the development of a landscape strategy and action plan for the Peak District National Park. The landscape strategy will build on an analysis of condition and forces for change in the landscape and further consultation with stakeholders. The Landscape Character Assessment establishes a baseline audit of the current character of the landscape and provides a framework for the measurement of future landscape change. The assessment will also help to promote appreciation and understanding of the landscape of the National Park.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://inspire.misoportal.com/geoserver/peak_district_national_park_landscape_character_type/wms?request=getCapabilities

name: INSPIRE View Service

function: information

http://inspire.misoportal.com/geoserver/peak_district_national_park_landscape_character_type/wfs?service=wfs&version=2.0.0&request=GetCapabilities

name: INSPIRE Download Service

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

PDNPA-LCT

codeSpace

unknown

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700

Additional information source

http://www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/looking-after/strategies-and-policies/landscape-strategy

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

boundaries

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Bio-geographical regions

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.12066417228183

East bounding longitude

-1.47998445608462

North bounding latitude

53.6124240126146

South bounding latitude

53.0095869994289

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-09-21

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

n/a

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Peak District National Park Authority

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2009-09-21

degree

true

explanation

Data currently conforms to specifications set by Peak District National Park Authority

Data format

name of format

Web Feature Service (WFS)

version of format

2.0

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/public-sector/mapping-agreements/inspire-licence.html http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/business-and-government/public-sector/mapping-agreements/end-user-licence.html

Constraint set

Use constraints

Personal Use Constraint

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

GIS Officer

organisation name

Peak Distirct National Park Authority

full postal address

Aldern House Baslow Road

Bakewell

DE45 1AE

UK

email address

inspire@peakdistrict.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

GIS Officer

organisation name

Peak District National Park Authority

full postal address

Aldern House Baslow Road

Bakewell

DE45 1AE

UK

email address

inspire@peakdistrict.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2016-03-29T17:13:13

Metadata language

eng