Open Hill

Open Upland Glen

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Rest & Be Than kfulLan d Man agemen t PlanM4: Lan dscape Character & An alysis

The “Relative W ildn ess” o f th e pro ject area tran sitio n s with altitude an ddistan ce fro m the ro ad fro m lo w alo n g th e A83 to h igh o n th e summits.Mo st o f th e pro ject area is visible directly fro m the A83, an d th is visualpro ximity reduces the wildn ess sco rin g acro ss mo st o f th e pro ject area.Alo n g th e Cro e W ater th e wildn ess ratin g is mo derate perhaps lin kedto HEP in frastructure, with pipes an d in takes visible. The mo stsign ifican t impact in terms o f wildn ess impacts will be fro m the deerfen cin g pro po sed fo r th e east side o f th e site o n th e h igh gro un d.Ro ute o ptio n s are limited an d the deer fen ce has to pass th ro ugh th eco ll east o f Bein n Luibhean to avo id direct impacts o n th e summit o fBein n Luibhean itself. New sto ck march fen cin g is already presen t o nh igh gro un d in th e lo cale an d the pro po sed deer fen ce fo llo ws a similarlin e fo r much o f its len gth .

The main part o f th e pro po sed plan tin g area isiden tified as “Open Hill” in th e SNH Lan dscapeCharacter Assessmen t fo r th e Lo ch Lo mo n d an dThe Tro ssach s Natio n al Park. Th is is co n sideredwith in th e lan dscape sectio n o f th e LMP.

Co wal & Tro ssach s Fo rest District

Small scale lan dscape o f ero sio n gullies with h ighvisual impacts particularly where a lo w sun creates asequen ce o f ligh t an d shade acro ss th e slo pe. Ro cko utcro ps an d small cliffs break the sequen ce o fgullies cuttin g th ro ugh so fter material.

Fan sh aped area o f gullies an d pro n o un ced ridges.

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Landscape Analysis

Pro perty Bo un daryLan scape Character Type

Pro min en t Hill To pEye is drawn do wn ridgesEye is drawn up gullies