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L2. Encourage widespread take-up of Environmental Stewardship and other agri-environment schemes (so that at least 80% of the National Park is covered by agreements by 2010), so as to:

a) maintain and enhance the pattern and historic character of traditional field boundaries (drystone walls and hedgerows);

b) protect and enhance the mosaic of valuable managed habitats (hay meadows, pastures, rough grassland, native woodland and moorland);

c) maintain and enhance the pattern of traditional farmsteads, associated farm buildings, features and field barns, as well as individual or small groups of native trees, where they make a major contribution to landscape character.

Progress status:

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Progress update:

Amount of land (ha) in the National Park Environmental Stewardship and other agri-environment schemes

Graph showing percentage of land in Environmental Stewardship

Last updated April 2008

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