A7. Deliver co-ordinated programmes of activity that enhance the distinctive landscape, geology and cultural heritage of the ‘Ingleborough Dales’ (by 2020) and the ‘Westmorland Dales’ (by 2023). Rationale: The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s Landscape Partnership Programme funds local partnerships that aim to conserve areas of distinctive landscape character, improve their management and help people connect with them. A Landscape Partnership scheme is made up of many small projects, often grouped under themes, within a defined landscape character area. These individual projects are brought together in a way that achieves a long-term legacy for the area. Lead partners: Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust; Friends of the Lake District Supporting partners: Natural England; Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust; Woodland Trust, Tarmac; Hanson; Cumbria Geoconservation; Eden Rivers Trust; Cumbria Farm Environment Partnership; the Farmer Network; Lunesdale Archaeology Society; Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust; Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Further information: Ingleborough Dales; Westmorland Dales Cost over 5 years: £4,500,000 Funding shortfall: None. Related objectives: A3; A4; A5; A6; A9; B2; B4; B7; B9; C1; C2; D1; D2; D5; E3; E7; F6 Ecosystem services: Sense of place and inspiration; Sense of history; Recreation; Biodiversity; Geodiversity Trade-offs: Some activities could potentially conflict (e.g. woodland creation vs managing archaeological features). In practice, all programmes are carefully assessed and managed to ensure that activity does not conflict with other conservation objectives. Baseline: March 2018: Ingleborough Dales in year 2 of 4 year programme. Westmorland Dales bid about to be submitted to Heritage Lottery Fund. Progress: The Westmorland Dales Landscape Partnership scheme, was awarded £2.27 million by the National Lottery Heritage Fund in January 2019. The scheme – worth £3.45 million in total – began work in March 2019.
