H Geography - Human - Rural - Solutions to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

Camping - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

• S - Wild camping is banned in large areas of Loch Lomond National Park between March and October.

• E - 81% reduction in anti-social crimes recorded on the East side of Loch Lomond from March to October.

• E - Increased use of organised camp sites, this generates more money for the national park

• S - Rangers have also been trained as community support for police, they can give out fixed penalties for littering.

Dogs - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

• S - Signs and warnings can try to prevent people from letting their dogs worry sheep.

• S - Owners can be prosecuted

Footpath erosion - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

• S - Footpaths have been improved by laying local stones. For example, on Ben A’an

• E - This is expensive and cost over £2 million to lay stones on Ben A’an.

• E - The local stone blends in with the surroundings, this enhances the landscape

Forestry - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

• S - Removing non-native tree species and planting native species of trees encourages wildlife to inhabit the area. An example of this is the Great Trossachs Forest Project

• E - The project will take a very long time of 200 years to complete.

• E - In the short term cutting down old trees will make the area less attractive.

Gates - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

S - Signs can be put up to ask people to close gates behind them

S - Spring gates can be installed to prevent livestock escaping

Littering - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

• S - Removing bins from the rural areas as it is difficult to empty them and will encourage people to take their litter home

  E - People are not always willing to take the litter home, this means more litter is dropped

• E - This encourages people to recycle their rubbish

Resivoirs - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

• S - Sheep can no longer graze on the slope facing Loch Katrine to prevent the contamination of drinking water.

• E - Water quality has improved and there have been no further outbreaks of cryptosporidium

Traffic - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

• S - Using farmers fields to park cars can reduce street parking

• S - Improved public transport, for example the Trossachs Explorer

• E - Limited success because people prefer the freedom of their own car and bus services can be infrequent.

Water Sports - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

S - Speed limit of 7mph in Loch Lomond within 150m of the shore and near Balmaha.

E - Reduces erosion of beaches and disturbance of birds

Walls - Solutions and their effectiveness to Conflict in Glaciated Uplands

S - Styles can be added to allow walkers to climb over walls