2. The Team Our aim: “ To record and analyse the Human Impact on the Lake District. ” –Litter –Scenery –Habitats –Footpath Erosion Expedition Review Introduction

3. Litter

4. Why is there litter? –Irresponsible hikers –No litter bins Effect of litter: –Might choke the ‘I’m- confused-whether-that’s- food-or-litter’ livestock –Spoils the scenery –Endanger other hikers. The litter might cause them to slip down while walking.

8. guess the most obscure piece of litter that we found…

10. Scenery

11. Human Impact on Scenery 3 main observations: –Settlements –Mining –Agriculture

12. Settlements

15. Mining

17. Agriculture

20. Habitat

21. Human impacts on habitat Human plantation

22. Human impacts on habitat Human settlement

23. Human impacts on habitat Farmlands and walls

24. Footpath Erosion

25. 12 million people visit the Lake District every year High level of use puts pressure on footpaths which causes erosion Footpath erosion = loss or substantial alteration of soil structure and vegetation

26. Footpath erosion can result in: –Unsightly paths –Difficult walking, sometimes even dangerous –Damage to farmers ’ land –Habitat loss –Damage to natural and historical qualities of the area Footpath Erosion

27. Factors affecting the susceptibility of a path to erosion include: –Level of use –Popularity of route –Proximity of facilities –Type of activity undertaken. Taking these factors into account, what did we discover during our expedition? Footpath Erosion

28. Popular path: easy parking facilities in Martindale or Sandwick and short, accessible and attractive walks along the lake increases number of walkers who use the path, increasing pressure and likelihood for erosion to occur Cyclists: we saw a number of people on bikes, swerving rocks or poor steering could cause footpaths to slip like this Fallen section of footpath found on a path around Ullswater Lake

29. Footpath Erosion

31. Expedition Review

32. Weather

33. Walking

34. Food

35. Equipment

37. Our most uplifting moment:

38. Our most challenging moment:

39. Our most best moment:

40. Our most uncomfortable moment:

41. Our most heroic moment:

42. Our funniest moment:

43. Thank You!

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