basic fact - when established
the lake district national park was established in 1951
basic fact - population
the number of people living in the park is approximately 42,000
reasons for its growth 1
17% of the workforce in the area is employed in tourism
reasons for its growth 2
there are attractive honeypot villages such as windermere and keswick
reasons for its growth 3
william wordsworth and beatrix potter gave the park its cultural heritage
reasons for its growth 4
there are glacial troughs which contain ribbon lakes such as windermere
reasons for its growth 5
speedboats and watersports gave the park its recreation activities
reasons for its growth 6
there are pyramidal peaks such as helvellyn
impact of tourism 1
a survey in 1999 identified 180 footpaths as severely eroded and in need of repair, this would cost �5 million over 10 years
impact of tourism 2
89% of visitors arrive by private car, creating traffic congestion on the A591
impact of tourism 3
15% of all houses are second homes, causing a decline in local service use
impact of tourism 4
freshwater ecosystems on windermere are disrupted by watersports on the lake
strategy for coping 1
the upland landscape restoration project, repairing all 180 footpaths by 2011
strategy for coping 2
�1.5 million was donated by the heritage lottery foundation, the rest by the public
strategy for coping 3
the traffic management initiative introduced restricted vehicle access and cycle routes
strategy for coping 4
a 10mph speed limit was introduced on windermere
future plan 1
council tax rebate for second homes abolished
future plan 2
public transport use to increase by 15% annually
future plan 3
reopening of the keswick to penrith railway