Landscape and communities

Lowland fields with mountains in the distance.

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Landscapes link people, place and nature. They affect our sense of identity, and our health and wellbeing, but as they change over time, in part due to the the nature and climate crisis and changing community needs, we’re working collaboratively to help guide this change in a positive way.

National Parks are recognised specifically for their ‘Special Landscape Qualities.’ These are characteristics that make a designated landscape special, like a combination of mountains, rivers, buildings and open spaces.

By engaging with all communities that have an interest in the National Park landscapes (including those that live within and outside the Cairngorms) this project is learning more about what it is that people value, and what makes these landscapes special. Through this, we’re collecting the data that is needed to help guide future changes to landscapes, so they have positive effects on the areas that are most important to people and communities.

This project is also celebrating the National Park landscapes with communities, and sharing the elements that people value the most, creating a legacy that will last beyond the end of the project.