Brecon Beacons National Park Problems of Leisure in rural areas.

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Brecon Beacons National Park Problems of Leisure in rural areas

Brecon Beacons National Park - Established UK NATIONAL PARKS Over 100 million visits are made to the UK countryside each year. National Parks are large areas of scenic countryside protected by use by the public, now and in the future.

Facts and Figures Located in Mid-Wales about 50 km north of Cardiff centred on Brecon, Powys. The National Park covers 1,346 square kilometres. About 80km from west to east (Llandeilo to Abergavenny) and about 30km from south to north (Merthyr Tydfil to Brecon). The largest town is the cathedral town of Brecon with a population of 7,500. Only a total of 33,000 people live in the National Park. Facts and Figures

Within just one hours drive of the Brecon Beacons are the 2 million (approx) people who live in South Wales and the population of Bristol. Over 4.2 million visitor days are spent in the Park each year, bringing £133 million into the local economy.

Its landscape is dramatic and varied, with gentle upland slopes, steep escarpments (the highest point is Pen-y-Fan at 886 metres), glaciated valleys, peat bogs and heather moorland. Attractions:

The greatest collection of waterfalls in one small area in the UK is around Ystradfellte and Pontneddfechan – home to some of Wales rarest mosses and ferns.

The Upper Swansea Valley and the Llangattock hillside are famous for their cave systems. Four of the five longest cave systems in the UK are in the National Park.

Managed attractions like the Libanus mountain centre and Craig-y-Nos Country Park. Private businesses like Dan-yr- Ogof Showcaves and Cantref Adventure Farm.

Adventure activities – such as hill walking, cycling / mountain biking, potholing, canoeing, hang-gliding, pony trekking.

Issues Local residents, farmers and businesses all conflict with tourist use of the area, but tourism forms the main source of income for local people.

Overcrowding occurs when visitors converge on honeypots such as Brecon or Pen-y-Fan. A honeypot is a site that is the focus of tourist activity in an area.

Visitors erode footpaths and create gullies when vegetation is trampled leaving ugly scars on hillsides. Visitors create litter, leave gates open and worry animals.

The BBNP is especially concerned about the increasing effects of illegal off-road vehicle activity such as motorbike scrambling. Report illegal off-roading

Locals are pushed out as city dwellers buy second homes for occasional use at prices locals cant afford. Or local homes are offered as holiday cottages for visitors.

Making the Park Sustainable A balance must be struck between the needs of visitors and the needs of local residents and businesses.

Continuing to improve public transport links to the park so people leave their cars at home. E.g. Beacons Bus.

Providing affordable houses for locals – like the shared equity scheme in Crickhowell. Those behind the scheme for 24 homes in Crickhowell, Powys, say it will provide less expensive housing for families struggling to gain a foothold on the property ladder. But a petition has been sent to the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. Opponents say alternative sites for local social housing should be used. Rising prices and second home ownership in rural areas have led to claims local people are being priced out of the market.

The aims of the National Parks are i) to provide the general public with unlimited access to beautiful environments ii) whilst preserving the landscape and looking after the interests of local people and businesses. Some say these two aims conflict! How is the National Park managed?