New Agricultural Landscapes

Description: 
Changes in England’s lowland agricultural landscapes, particularly the visual effects of changes in farming methods and agricultural policies over a third of a century.
Originator: 
Natural England
Is this an existing or new approach to measuring landscape change?: 
Existing
Aspect of landscape: 
Buildings
Enclosure
Land use
Spatial coverage: 
None
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: 
Every 11 years
Indicator: 
Changes to enclosure, woodlands and buildings e.g. extent, mix, management approach
Web link: 
http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk
Barriers: 
This is a very long term approach and changing survey methods from 1972- present mean that alterations in methods have taken place, however, the fixed point photography approach has been repeatable and illustrated visual changes at each location. Some interpretation and judgements have been required to understand the changes
Resource requirements: 
Fixed point photography equipment, access permission
Establishment cost: 
Medium (additional staff time and limited cash up to £15k)
Any other comments: 
This is a national scale dataset but the approach has been a successful one and a further update of the work is occurring.
Data source: 
Fixed point photography and survey work, initial phases used consultation with farming community
Submitted by: 
Jemma Simpson
Countryscape

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