Cabinet considers Charnwood Regional Park plans
03/05/2012
A scheme to help manage and promote the unique natural and heritage features of the Charnwood Forest is moving a step closer.
Having regional park status would enable the County Council and its partners to:
• Work together to attract investment
• Help protect features that give the forest its unique character, such as dry stone walls and rocky outcrops
• Promote and improve public access to the area
• Encourage walking and cycling and use of public transport to access Charnwood Forest.
The County Council's cabinet will discuss the issue at its meeting next Tuesday (June 14).
County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport Lesley Pendleton said: "This is a beautiful part of Leicestershire which boasts some wonderful landscape.
"It is also rich in geology, biodiversity and cultural heritage which is why it is important we work together to enhance and retain it."
Proposals being considered on Tuesday include the setting up of a steering group made up of partners to progress the project.
Charnwood Forest takes in parts of the districts of Charnwood, North West Leicestershire and Hinckley and Bosworth.
It contains:
• Some of the oldest rocks in Britain, dating back more than 550 million years - some containing was is believed to be the first evidence of multi cellular life on earth.
• 85 species of breeding birds
• Nine species of amphibians and reptiles
• 21 species of spiders
• Bradgate Park, the county's busiest tourist attraction, plus Beacon Hill Country Park and the Great Central Railway
For further details, see www.leics.gov.uk/charnwood_forest
Having regional park status would enable the County Council and its partners to:
• Work together to attract investment
• Help protect features that give the forest its unique character, such as dry stone walls and rocky outcrops
• Promote and improve public access to the area
• Encourage walking and cycling and use of public transport to access Charnwood Forest.
The County Council's cabinet will discuss the issue at its meeting next Tuesday (June 14).
County Council Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport Lesley Pendleton said: "This is a beautiful part of Leicestershire which boasts some wonderful landscape.
"It is also rich in geology, biodiversity and cultural heritage which is why it is important we work together to enhance and retain it."
Proposals being considered on Tuesday include the setting up of a steering group made up of partners to progress the project.
Charnwood Forest takes in parts of the districts of Charnwood, North West Leicestershire and Hinckley and Bosworth.
It contains:
• Some of the oldest rocks in Britain, dating back more than 550 million years - some containing was is believed to be the first evidence of multi cellular life on earth.
• 85 species of breeding birds
• Nine species of amphibians and reptiles
• 21 species of spiders
• Bradgate Park, the county's busiest tourist attraction, plus Beacon Hill Country Park and the Great Central Railway
For further details, see www.leics.gov.uk/charnwood_forest
