Understanding the National Park

Conservation and Visitor Management

Fellwalking in the Lake District National Park

A case study of the effects of visitor pressure in the popular White Moss Common area of the Lake District.

Faced with the challenge of a busy site, pupils explore the effectiveness of management strategies through fieldwork techniques and observation. This includes carrying out landscape evaluations, completing a mapping exercise to identify management facilities and investigating traffic impacts and management.

Location: White Moss Common

Duration: Half day (2 hours and 30 mins)