Tranquility map of the New Forest
Summary
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Tranquil Areas Mapping for the New Forest National Park (2015) shows how tranquillity varies across the park, from “most highly disturbed” and Level A (least tranquil) to Level E (most tranquil). The map highlights that the least tranquil areas are generally associated with major roads and more developed or heavily used corridors, while higher tranquillity levels occur in more remote parts of the park. It also marks an approximate zone most subject to noise from light aircraft and military helicopters. The work follows the 1996 mapping criteria where possible, but updates were made where the original method was unclear, so the 2015 map is intended as a new baseline and should not be directly compared with the 1996 study.
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LUC LDN 010_2015_Final_Tranquil_Levels_250k_A3_inc_light_aircraft_area 21/04/2015
Map Scale @ A3:1:150,000
² Source: New Forest National Park, OS Mastermap, OS Vector Map Local, OS Address Base, OS Meridian, Forestry Commission
New Forest National Park
New Forest National Park Tranquil Areas Mapping
2015
Please note that this 2015 tranquil areas mapping follows the criteria used in the original 1996 mapping as far as possible. However some aspects of the original methodology are unclear and have been updated. Therefore this should be treated as new baseline mapping, and should not be directly compared to the 1996 study.
Key
- Most highly disturbed area
- Level A (least tranquil)
- Level B
- Level C
- Level D
- Level E (most tranquil)
- Approximate area most subject to noise by light aircraft & military helicopters
- National Park boundary