LCN Workshop: Landscape and Localism
The next LCN Workshop is announced for 30th September
tilting@windmills - landscape, wind energy & climate change
New forum post. Find out more and comment on this land-based performance research project
Natural environment: an invitation to shape the nature of England
Have your say in shaping the development of a White Paper on the natural environment.
Download the latest LCN Newsletter
LCN News 36 (Summer 2010) online now
Living Landscape: The European Landscape Convention in research perspective
UNISCAPE conference to mark 10th anniversary of ELC, 18th-19th October 2010, Florence
Forestry Commission ELC Action Plan
The Forestry Commission's ELC Action Plan is now available to download
ELC Award 2010
Further information about the UK Landscape Award 2010
UK Landscape Conference
The UK Landscape Conference, 8th-10th November 2010, Liverpool
Establishment of a baseline for, and monitoring of the impact of, the European Landscape Convention in the UK
Download the research documents by Defra and other agencies.
Experiencing Landscapes: capturing the cultural services and experiential qualities of landscape report
Download PDFs of this and other reports relating to landscape

European Landscape Convention resources

European Landscape Convention - text of the Convention
Download the Convention and its explanatory notes, or view the convention and supporting information on the Council of Europe website.
European Landscape Convention - A Framework for Implementation in England
Download and find out more about the ELC implementation framework for England, developed by Natural England in partnership with Defra and English Heritage in October 2007.
European Landscape Convention - Guidance
Download the ELC checklist and supporting guidelines
European Landscape Convention - Action Plans
Download the ELC Action Plans for Natural England, National Forest Company and English Heritage
European Landscape Convention - Presentation Materials
Download presentation materials that can be used to publicise the ELC
Establishment of a baseline for, and monitoring of the impact of, the European Landscape Convention in the UK
Download the research documents by Defra and other agencies which establish an ELC Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.
Research to Support the Implementation of the European Landscape Convention in England
Download this research report carried out for Natural England by Maggie Roe, Carys Jones and Ian C. Mell in March 2008.
Naturopa - Nature, culture and landscape for sustainable spatial development
Find out more about the Council of Europe magazine publication Naturopa.

Landscape Character Network