National Trust seeks consent for Tilberthwaite landscape project sign

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 06:58 · Archive

The National Trust has applied for consent to install an information sign at Tilberthwaite explaining its Woodland Pasture Restoration Project.

The National Trust has applied to the Lake District National Park Authority for consent to install an information sign at Tilberthwaite Farm near Coniston. The sign would inform visitors about the Woodland Pasture Restoration Project, which aims to establish pockets of trees and scrub across the landscape and recreate areas of missing wood pasture.

The restoration project covers several areas across Great Intake, Birk Fell and the Tilberthwaite Fells, and links with similar schemes on neighbouring properties. Different planting methods are being used, including individually protected trees, small cages containing multiple plants, densely planted areas within deer exclusion enclosures and planting across the fell.

The proposed sign would be positioned at a high point of the unclassified road through Tilberthwaite, from where elements of the project can be seen. The route from Tilberthwaite Farm towards Little Langdale is described as having high foot traffic and is crossed by several public rights of way.

The sign would measure approximately 1.25 metres high and 0.96 metres wide, with wooden posts attached to a frame made from recycled oak from elsewhere on the property. According to the supporting statement, the sign would be carefully positioned to remain visible without detracting from the natural character of the landscape or creating an obstruction.

The application was registered on 14 October and is being considered by the Lake District National Park Authority.

How it is being reported

• National Trust to explain major landscape changes at TilberthwaiteA new information sign explaining a major landscape restoration project could be installed at Tilberthwaite, near Coniston.Cumberland News · 20 Oct, 06:00
• National Trust to explain major landscape changes at TilberthwaiteA new information sign explaining a major landscape restoration project could be installed at Tilberthwaite, near Coniston.Whitehaven News · 20 Oct, 06:00
• National Trust to explain major landscape changes at TilberthwaiteA new information sign explaining a major landscape restoration project could be installed at Tilberthwaite, near Coniston.Westmorland Gazette · 20 Oct, 06:00
• National Trust to explain major landscape changes at TilberthwaiteA new information sign explaining a major landscape restoration project could be installed at Tilberthwaite, near Coniston.NW Evening Mail · 20 Oct, 06:00

In this story: National Trust · Lake District National Park Authority · Tilberthwaite · Coniston

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