Protected landscapes and renewable energy – the big issues Chris Bolton, Natural England Blackdown Hills AONB Community Conference 2010 ‘Green Energy for.

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Protected landscapes and renewable energy – the big issues Chris Bolton, Natural England Blackdown Hills AONB Community Conference 2010 ‘Green Energy for a Living Landscape’

Coming up Big Issues – a landscape perspective Landscape change Blackdown Hills AONB: special qualities Evidence to assist decision-making National Character Area profiles/objectives Renewable energy in the landscape

Big issues – threats and opportunities Landscape Change as backcloth –Drivers, Perceptions –Change not always negative, opportunities Climate Change –Long-term threat –Direct and indirect effects on landscape –Implications for landscape (AONB special qualities) Renewable energy in the landscape –Landscape sensitivity –Working with landscape character and functions Adaptation –Integrated Land Management –Multi-functional landscapes

Landscapes change – that is certain Landscape Change Climate change!....uncertainty Adaptation Mitigation Including renewable energy Now

Managing landscape change – the evidence National Character Areas – context for local decision-making and action 159 NCAs

Landscape Change - evidence Countryside Quality Counts, Data for National Character Area 147: Blackdowns

What makes up landscape and gives each landscape its special qualities? Experienc e History Land use Wildlife Physical features Experience

Blackdown Hills AONB Special qualities: A unique geology Greensand, clay with chert Flat-topped plateau, ridges, spring-lined valley slopes Isolated, unspoilt rural area Ancient landscape features Special wildlife habitats Winding tree-lined lanes Remote villages Pastoral landscape Diversity of landscape patterns and pictures Mosaics Woodland and heath Species rich hedgerows Ancient field patterns Parliamentary enclosure

Blackdown Hills AONB Special qualities: A Landscape with architectural appeal Traditional villages and farm buildings Cob, chert and thatch An historic landscape Bronze Age barrows Iron Age hillforts Medieval settlement patterns WW11 airfields and installations

Landscape – evidence and tools East Devon and Blackdown Hills Landscape Character Assessment, 2008

Nature Map - Devon

Tranquillity mapping 2006 Devon Somerset

Agri-environment schemes in the AONB

Decision-making tools Updating National Character Areas Audience: Partners, Local Communities Part one: Updating the descriptions -About place -Evidence based -Improved consistency Part two: Setting Integrated Objectives - matching up: –Required landscape services –Desired landscape character –Compatible with existing initiatives Programme and consultation: –September 2010 to March 2011 – 80 NCAs –April to September 2011 – 79 NCAs

147: Blackdowns Character description

147: Blackdowns Character description

147: Blackdowns Key facts and data

Manage and enhance the pattern of deciduous farm woodlands, traditional orchards and historic field boundaries (including the dense pattern of species-rich hedgerows and beech hedgebanks) to create rich ecological networks resilient to climate change: restoration, extension and active management of ancient woodland on steeper slopes particularly to the north as a source of local woodfuel and helping prevent soil erosion and runoff and screen major roads restoration of traditional orchards of the valley floors associated with settlement to improve genetic diversity and increase production of high value locality foods and drink restoration of degraded species rich hedges and hedgebanks, coppicing of the beech hedgebanks and pollarding of boundary trees to enhance landscape character, biodiversity, increase resilience to climate change and reduce soil erosion and runoff creating opportunities for small-scale biomass planting of SRC and miscanthus sited within the vales and valleys to the south with miscanthus also integrated within existing mixed cropping patterns. 147: Blackdowns NCA Objectives

Renewable energy in the landscape Key issues Context of Landscape character and change Conserve local distinctiveness as defined by AONB ‘special qualities’ Protected landscape ‘raises the bar’ in terms of sensitivity to change and capacity to accept types of development Appropriate technology, scale and location (i.e. ‘fit’ within the landscape) e.g. –Wind energy –Solar, hydro-electrical –Biomass, energy crops –Woodfuel

A sustainable future? ( Generic example)

So what happens now? We all have a role in helping to shape our future landscapes & what services they provide

Questions?