Population Figures

Hi People

Here are the links to access the 2001 Census (most recent). I will break down the stats into wards to make the figures more relevant to the area which we are focussing; I can then work out settlement patterns too.

In the meantime...
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/office_of_the_chief_executive/lancashireprofile/monitors/indexpopulation.asp
http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadAreaSearch.do?a=3&r=1&i=1001&m=0&s=1288426232484&enc=1&areaSearchText=lancashire&extendedList=false

Lee

General info about the including landuse, Landform and Geology from our Gdip project.

Planning Bumph....

So much info here- don't let it pickle your brains! I've covered all bases here as you can see...I'm sure you don't need half of it but I threw it in anyway...Starting with National, down to local level.

 

National:

Natural England LCA

20. Morecambe Bay Limestones

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/landscape/englands/character/areas/morecambe_bay_limestones.aspx

31. Morecambe Coast and Lune Estuary

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/landscape/englands/character/areas/morecambe_coast_and_lune_estuary.aspx

Intro to planning stuff...(National level)

National Planning Policy Guidance Notes and Planning Policy Statements

National planning policies are set out in a series of Planning Policy Statements (PPSs) and Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) notes. These are prepared by Central Government after public consultation to explain statutory provisions and provide guidance to local authorities and others on planning policy and the operation of the planning system. They also explain the relationship between planning policies and other policies which have an important bearing on issues of development and land use.

Local authorities must take their contents into account in preparing plans. The guidance may also be relevant to decisions on individual planning applications and appeals.

The Government is currently working through a programme for replacing PPGs with a series of more streamlined PPSs. A number of PPGs have already been superseded.

Relevant Acts:

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/contents

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/16/contents

National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/97/contents

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/contents

Countryside Act 1968

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/41/contents

Other Acts

1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act
1967 Forestry Act (as amended 1999)
1983 National Heritage Act (amended 2002)
1986 Agriculture Act
1990 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act
1995 Environment Act
1995 British Waterways Act
Commons Act 2006.

PPSs

PPS 1 Delivering Sustainable Development, February 2005
PPS 2 Green Belt, January 2005
PPS 7 Sustainable Development in Rural Areas, August 2004
PPS 9 Biodiversity and Geological Conservation, August 2005
PPS 12 Local Spatial Planning, September 2004
PPG 15 Planning and the Historic Environment, September 1994
PPS 22 Renewable Energy, August 2004
Minerals Policy Statement 1 Planning and Minerals, November 2006.

Regional:

Lancashire County Council Structure Plan 2001-2016

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/corporate/web/view.asp?siteid=3654&pageid=11649&e=e

Local:

Lancaster City Council’s Local Plan looks to be in consultation- i.e. they’ve not finished it, so not online, here’s a link to the old one; riveting stuff...
http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning-environment/forward-planning/localplan/lancaster-district-local-plan-1996-2006/
http://www.cartogold.co.uk/lancaster/
Lancaster City Council- SPG (Supplementary Planning Guidance) 4 Luneside East
http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning-environment/forward-planning/localplan/adopted-supplementary-planning-guidance-spg/



Also a really good site here for searching any designated areas (eg. SSSIs, AONBs, Acient Woodland, etc. etc.)

http://www.magic.gov.uk/

And stuff on the National Park Authority, although I think it’s outside the boundary:

http://www.forestofbowland.com/publ_map

 

Remember...."Think Fink!"

Landscape character assessment

This is a Landscape Strategy for Lancashire - Landscape Character Assessment - it covers our areas in and amongst - may have some useful info.

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/landscape/landscapecharacass/charcarea18.asp


Kate

Lune Estuary - Starting points for history, estuarine environment, tidal character and climate.

History of Lune Estuary

The Lune is an ancient, at times bleak and evocative landscape, forming a long low peninsula.  The surrounding hamlets and villages appear to be intrinsically linked to the landscape, with their prosperity ebbing and flowing through time.

The largest village in the area is Cockerham, it’s name thought to be Celtic in origin means ‘homestead by a winding river’ (CPC, undated).  The village can be traced back to the Doomsday book (entered as Cocreham) and was owned by Norman Barons following the conquest (Rootsweb, undated).  References are made following an antiquarian expedition commissioned by Henry VIII referring ‘to its dangerous sands and to a curious salt gathering plan in vogue on the coast which the river traverses in its way to the Lune estuary’ (ibid.).  Salt gathering and the sands obviously playing an important part in the areas prosperity.

The treacherous sands were also important to the area up until 1857, when guided crossing across the eight mile stretch were replaced by the opening of the railway.  The environment has played a large part in the areas’ successes and failures, strong winds attributed to the twice burning and raising of the local mill in 1802 and 1849.  The area is so mysterious it is even said to have been visited by the devil, who was thwarted in a game of riddles by the local schoolmaster.  This time it was the landscape that saved them. (Rootsweb, undated)

‘Now the poor fellow’s was a pitiful case.

As plain might be seen from his long length of face.

"Now, make me, dear sir, a rope of your sand,

Which will bear washing in Cocker, and not lose a strand."

The devil and mate then went down to the strand,

In a jiffy they twisted a fine rope of sand,

And dragged it along with them over the land;

But when they brought the rope to be washed,

To atoms it went- the rope was all smashed.

The devil was foiled, wroth, and gave him a shaking;

Up he flew to the steeple- his frame a;; a-quaking,

With one horrid frig- his mind very unwilling,

He stride to the brig o’er Broadfleet at Pilling.’

(Rootsweb, undated)

Fig 1: Lune estuary, Lancashire, England, 1975-76. A typical estuary tree at Cockersand Abbey. Copyright: David Bradbury

Estuarine environment, tidal character and climate

Climate of North West England

Temperature – 9°C is the annual average, with January the coldest (2°C along the coast) and July the warmest (around 20°C).

Sunshine – average annual sunshine is about 1500 hours on the coast, compared to 1200 hours in high Pennine areas and 1750 on the south coast of England.

Rainfall – whilst rainfall is generally well-distributed through the year, there is a seasonal pattern. The driest season is spring whilst there is an autumn/winter maximum.

Wind – winds are at their strongest and most frequent from December to February.

(Meteorological Office, undated)

 

 

Lune Estuary Tidal Character

The Lune Estuary is a relatively small macro-tidal, flood dominated estuary located within Morecambe Bay, a large single area of continuous intertidal mudflats and sandflats, with a spring tidal range of 9m.  (Joint Nature Conservation Committee, undated)

Figure 2 – Morecambe Bay (National Biodiversity Network, undated)	Figure 3 – The Lune Estuary Lancaster (Geograph British Isles, 2005)

The outer reaches of the Lune Estuary are characterised by large intertidal areas and a meandering low water channel. Within the middle reaches, training walls constrain the channel and large areas of saltmarsh have formed. Within the inner reach, intertidal areas are more limited and the channel is confined. (North West England and North Wales Coastal Group, 2008)

Environment of typical estuary

Estuaries are partly enclosed coastal bodies of water in which river water is mixed with seawater, an estuary is thus defined by salinity rather than geography.

Estuaries provide habitats for a large number of fish and are the means by which migratory fish species make the transition between marine and freshwater environments, (Joint Nature Conservation Committee, undated), they also provide a habitat and breeding ground for large numbers of permanent and migratory bird populations.  Estuaries are rich sources of invertebrates such as, lugworms, cockles, shrimps, and crabs.

Figure 4 - A pink footed goose which uses Morecambe Bay (Lune estuary) to stop on its migration to and from the arctic (Phil Hut, undated).

 References:

Landform, geology and use

Natural England (undated JCA No31 - Morecambe Coast and Lune Estuary [online] (URL  http://www.naturalengland.net/ourwork/farming/funding/ecs/sitings/areas/031.aspx) (accessed 13.10.2009).

History of Lune Estuary

CPC (undated)The village of Cockerham [online] (URL http://www.cockerham-pc.org.uk/ [accessed 08.10.2009].

Rootsweb (undated)  Cockerham Village, in Lancashire UK [online] (URL   http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rosdavies/DAVIES/LancsCockerham.htm [accessed 08.10.2009].

Fig 1: Home (undated) Lune estuary, Lancashire, England [online] (URL http://www.trochos.freeserve.co.uk/photog/lune/lune1.htm) [accessed 08.10.2009].

Bibliography:

GENUKI (2009) Cockerham [online] (URL http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LAN/Cockerham/ [accessed 08.10.2009].

Estuarine environment, tidal character and climate

Author unknown (undated), Meteorological Office [online] (URL http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/nw/) [accessed 12.10.2009].

Author unknown (undated), Joint Nature Conservation Committee [online] (URL http://www.jncc.gov.uk/protectedsites/sacselection/habitat.asp?FeatureIntCode=H1130) [accessed 12.10.2009].

Fig 2:  National Biodiversity Network (undated) [online] (URL http://data.nbn.org.uk/siteInfo/siteSpeciesGroups.jsp?useIntersects=1&allDs=1&engOrd=1&srcKey=UK0013027&srcDsKey=GA000327) [accessed 12.10.2009].

Fig 3: The Lune Estuary Lancaster, Author unknown (2005), Geograph British Isles [online] (URL http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/57135 [accessed 12.10.2009].

North West and North Wales Coastal Group (2008) North West England and North Wales Shoreline Management Plan (URL http://mycoastline.org/documents/Intro1.pdf ) [accessed 12.10.2009].

Fig 4: Phil Hut (undated) [online] (URL http://philhutt.com/USERIMAGES/PINK-FOOTED%20GOOSE.jpg) [accessed 12.10.2009].

GDip Presentation From Oct 2010

Our group (Me, Terence, David and Sophie) did some brief work on this area last year (focusing solely on the Lune Estuary).  We visited the point near Cockersand Abbey, where we also went with Ian this year (I've attached a photo from last year and one from a similar point this year).  The work was part of a first year project, Essence Through Abstraction, so is only at a basic level but will provide a starting point for history, estuarine environment, tidal character and climate.  Also attached will be the references we used.

David, your work was an A3 landscape timeline dealing with landform, geology and landuse.  Do you have a digital copy of this?  If not let me know and i'll scan the hardcopy and add it. 

Zac

                                                                         06/10/2009

                                                                         10/10/2010

Background image

The background graphic is of Heysham and Cockerham flats - in case you were wondering/interested.

Who's doing what?

OK here is what we decided at our earlier meeting. We have split the survey information up and we are going to research the following areas:

• Dave L        Geology, topography and soils
• Danielle       Vegetation and microlimates
• Dave W       Watersheds, Water table and water supply
• Jake             Pollution - land, air etc
• Lee              Population, settlement patterns, character and relationships
• Tanvir          Economy - industry, agriculture, leisure and Power supplies
• Rob             Transport and accessibility
• Terence       Land ownership, Regulatory frameworks and Planning
• Zac             History and Culture
• Kate           Society and perceptions - emotive and intuitive 

Obviously if we come across any information from our topic then just add it as there maybe overlaps.

Also if we label the posts in relation to what the post relates to then it may be easier to find in the future - for example if you were writing about soils you could label the post soil!

Kate
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