The Antonine Wall Management Plan 2013-18 - Glasgow City Council

appendix D
AIM 5: BALANCE WIDER ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE WORLD HERITAGE SITE
SEA topics Biodiversity, flora and fauna Material assets Cultural heritage Landscape and geodiversity Summary and
mitigation
will the management plan
objective…
Medium-term issues/
objectives
• prevent damage and
encourage favourable
condition to designated sites
and protected species and
undesignated biodiversity,
flora and fauna?
• promote and enhance where
appropriate enjoyment
and understanding of the
site from a natural heritage
perspective?
• contribute to effective
adaptation to potential
impacts of climate change
on natural heritage?
• maintain or enhance (where
appropriate) the tourism
resource of the WHS and
the wider area?
• support national forestry
policy?
• protect and where
appropriate enhance the
historic environment?
• promote positive effects for
the historic environment
through land management?
• promote and enhance
where appropriate
enjoyment and
understanding of the site
from a cultural heritage
perspective?
• contribute to effective
adaptation to potential
impacts of climate change
on cultural heritage?
• protect and enhance the
landscape and geodiversity
value of the WHS?
• promote positive effects for
the landscape through land
management?
• contribute to effective
adaptation to potential
impacts of climate change on
the landscape?
• promote and enhance where
appropriate enjoyment
and understanding of
the landscape value and
geodiversity of the site?
Issue: Balancing cultural and natural heritage
Objective 5.1
Develop a sustainable and holistic
approach to the inclusion of
natural heritage issues within
policies, plans and checklists for
the Antonine Wall
Objective 5.2
Identify, prioritise and review areas
of specific natural heritage concern
across the Antonine Wall, and
implement sustainable approaches
to site management to mitigate
against future damage
Objective 5.3
Develop guidance for the
maintenance and enhancement of
woodland on, and adjacent to, the
line of the Antonine Wall WHS
Objective 5.4
Integrate the Antonine Wall
into Partners’ and Stakeholders’
emerging woodland management
plans
This group of MP objectives
directly relates to the
biodiversity, flora and fauna
objectives, and aims to embed
consideration of them within
both this plan and others
relating to the site.
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This group of MP objectives
directly relates to the forestry
strategy objective. At this
stage, it is not clear how far
objectives 5.3 and 5.4 might
go towards supporting the
national forestry strategy,
although significant negative
effects are not likely. There may
however be conflicts between
the priorities of the various
environmental topics
in this context.
There are not expected to be
any notable effects on the
tourism resource of the site.
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In committing to balance the
cultural and natural heritage,
there is the potential that some
management actions may
reduce the level of positive
effect on cultural heritage,
as there will be an increased
likelihood of compromise
where tensions between
cultural and natural heritage
priorities occur. However,
there is also likelihood of
neutral and positive effects, as
many actions will be mutually
beneficial, or will not impact
on the historic environment
values of the site.
This group of MP objectives
directly relates to the landscape
value and geodiversity
objectives, and aims to embed
consideration of them within
both this plan and others
relating to the site.
Whilst there is potential for a
reduction in positive effects
for the historic environment
through these MP objectives,
the overall effects are likely
to be positive.
Recommendation: ensure
that delivery of objectives
5.3 and 5.4 is informed by an
understanding of national
forestry strategy.
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