State of the Park Report

State of the Lake District National Park Report

Why do we have one?

As a National Park it is important that we monitor the condition of the Lake District over time. The purpose of the State of the Park report is to provide as good a picture as possible of the Lake District, particularly in relation to the special qualities of the National Park. It contains information from a range of sources. However, it is important to understand that we cannot measure everything and the things we do measure should be relevant over a long period of time.

Essentially this report helps us and our partners see:

what the changes and trends are
what issues and gaps there are which need investigating or addressing
how the work we’re doing is working towards the Vision for the National Park

The report informs the annual review of the Partnership’s Plan. The Lake District National Park Partnership developed the Partnership’s Plan in 2010. This is the Management Plan for the National Park. It sets out the actions we and our Partners are taking, to work towards achieving the Vision.

What is measured?

The State of the National Park Report summarises the condition of the National Park using a variety of indicators. These include:

21 indicators of success from the Partnership’s Plan, monitoring progress against the Partnership’s targets for 2015
additional supporting indicators to monitor the special qualities of the National Park and the outcomes and delivery aims of the Vision.

Reports

The State of the Park Report (March 2012) is the Lake District National Park Partnership’s first State of the National Park Report, which we intend to update annually.