Malvern Hills AONB Landscape condition monitoring

Description: 
The condition of the AONB landscape is measured by completing fixed point photography in 30 Landscape Description Units across the AONB. This was carried out in 2006 and 2009 but there is not an image for each LDU for both years.
Originator: 
Malvern Hills AONB Partnership
Is this an existing or new approach to measuring landscape change?: 
Existing
Aspect of landscape: 
Buildings
Enclosure
Land use
Spatial coverage: 
Potential to work across the Lake District.
Landscape Character Type: 
A. Estuary and Marsh
B. Coastal Margins
C. Coastal Limestone
D. Lowland
E. Coastal Sandstone
F. Rugged/Craggy Volcanic High Fell
G. Rugged/Angular Slate High Fell
H. Upland Valley
I. Upland Limestone Farmland
J. High Fell Fringe
K. Low Fell
L. Low Fell Fringe
M. Low Valley
Geographical unit: 
Single location
Frequency of measure: 
It is completed on a 3 yearly cycle
Indicator: 
Photograph to show visual change
Web link: 
http://www.malvernhillsaonb.org.uk/managing-the-aonb/condition-monitoring/landsc…
Barriers: 
The approach requires that the survey is consistently repeated. Challenging to maintain momentum.
Resource requirements: 
Photography equipment and GPS.
Establishment cost: 
Medium (additional staff time and limited cash up to £15k)
Ongoing operational cost: 
Unknown
Ongoing reporting cost: 
Unknown
Data source: 
Photography
Submitted by: 
Jemma Simpson
Countryscape

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