Improving access and interpretation at an internationally important peatland
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Do: On-site Interpretation
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For a dramatic and atmospheric site such as Flanders Moss a site visit is likely to be the most effective way of raising awareness and appreciation of the site. This is why improving access and providing an on-site interpretation facility were seen as essential to the LEADER+ project work. The aims of the on-site work are to:
- Provide a visitor experience at any time of the year.
- Provide a visitor experience that is as accessible to as many people as possible. This includes people with a range of abilities and ages.
- Create a flexible, changeable interpretive feature which encourages repeat visits.
- Use the arts to explore the scientific, cultural (historic) and aesthetic attributes of the site (as described under resources). This should include producing interpretation that reflects the range of colours found on a bog.
- Provide different levels of information so that visitors can choose between an experiential (e.g. young families,) or a more information based visit (e.g. students).
- Challenge visitors perceptions by changing the perspective that they look at the bog, e.g. a viewing tower for an overhead perspective, opportunities for visitor to get down to look at the bog surface closely or magnifying glasses on poles to magnify bog features.