Issues of Tourism in the Lake District National Park
Title: Apr 288:17 PM (1 of 5)
Conficts in National Parks • Locals & the National Park Authority • Planning restrictions on any kind of external changes to housing • Development of new industry for local jobs • Extrative industries eg: stone or mineral quarries • Planting or harvesting areas of forestry • Use of water resources as reservoirs eg: lakes • Development of camping or caravaning sites • Farmers and care of lanscape eg: dry stone walls, barns, use of fencing materials, blocking paths.
Title: May 312:36 (2 of 5)
Conficts in National Parks Locals and tourists • Walking on private land as if it was all public space • Leaving gates open • Sheep worrying by pet dogs - loss of lambs and sheep • Leaving litter • Parking inconsiderately - blocking access gates and roads • Speeding - dangerous in narrow lanes • Overcrowding in very popular areas eg: honeypots • Noisy and nosey - lack of local privacy • Traffic jams • Inconsiderate use of water facilities eg; Boating on lakes
Title: May 312:45 (3 of 5)
Conficts in National Parks Tourists and Tourists • Use of water facilities Fishing v water skiing Pick-nicking v jet ski
Tourist v National Park Authority
• Road rage in traffic jams
Walkers
- footpath erosion - trespass - damage to fences - litter dropping - illegal camping - destruction of vegetation - climbers leaving equipment on the rocks
Drivers
- bad parking - road congestion - speeding
Watersports - Noise from powered craft - illegal fishing
Title: May 312:51 (4 of 5)
Solutions in National Parks • Better signposting of lowland footpaths to avoid trespassing • Stiles and "Kissing Gates" to avoid having to open farm gates so animals stray. • Footpath surface improvements to lessen soil erosion and gulleying in most popular walks. Eg: Local stone slabs used on some routes eg: Rydal Water . • Re-route paths with fences to create zig-zag routes to help prevent rapid run-off and gulley erosion. • Seasonal "OneWay" routes on narrow popular driving sightseeing routes eg: driving around Derwent Water to lessen traffic jams and congestion. • Park and ride schemes to shuttle visitors into the National Park from external carparks to reduce congestion and relieve parking issues in Honey spots like Ambleside, Keswick & Windermere . • "Mountain Goat" walkers bus to drop off & pick up from more isolated walks so walker don't need to park inconsiderately on verges . • Zoning of Lakes for different watersport activities eg: Windermere and Derwent Water. • 2 housing markets - local and open, to ensure local house prices remain reasonable and don't escalate, affordable only by "second home" owners. • Education signposting and increased seasonal wardens to reduce problems like littering and unruly dogs.
Title: May 313:01 (5 of 5)