Landscape. industry and community

National Landscapes are designated as ‘Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty’. By natural beauty we mean much more than just the look of the landscape; for our purposes, natural beauty includes landform, geology, plants and animals, landscape features and the rich history of human settlement over the centuries. These things, though of great importance, don’t of course occur in isolation; in conserving the natural beauty of National Landscapes, it is essential to take account of the needs of agriculture, forestry, other rural industries and of the economic and social needs of local communities.