Definition of
IFP
The site chosen to
illustrate the logic of producing an integrated features plan
is Cors Caron, a large raised
bog, eight hundred hectares
in area, lying in the agricultural heartland of Ceredigion in
Wales.
The mind map is
based on the chapter entitled Access and Recreation Section of
the Management Plan forCors Caron National Nature Reserve, written
by Paul Culyeri and Rosanne Alexander for Management Planning
for Nature Conservation by M. Alexander, (c) Springer
2008
Description of
site
Cors Caron it
is one of the few remaining largely intact examples of this once
common habitat. It stands out dramatically from the surrounding
countryside as vast sweep of golden-red lying in a dish of green
hills. It was one of the last strongholds of the red kite
when populations were at their lowest, and, although they are now
much more common, these birds remain traditionally associated with
this area and are one of the main attractions for visitors. Birds,
such as curlew, redshank, snipe and water rail breed among the bog
vegetation, which is highlighted in summer by flowering plants such
as bog asphodel, bog rosemary and bog bean. The spectacular
landscape supports a great variety of wildlife, ranging from water
voles and polecats to moths and dragonflies.
Logic of
plan
An integrated
features plan is in four parts corresponding to the division of its
features into:
-
conservation features;
-
access features;
-
interpretation features;
-
research features.
In this example only
the access features have been taken to the level of
projects.
