Increasing awareness and access for many people in a peatland

Plan

Site

Magoar-Penvern

A small site which is a mosaic of wet habitats, covering 34ha to the south of the little village of Glomel in the Côtes d'Armor Department.

Local consultation

Cicindèle and AMV, the two groups that manage both this site and Kéroncel – Locarn, have memberships drawn from the local population and were created by and for local people interested in natural heritage and recreation. Everyone wishing to be involved can be a member and give his/ her view on the project. Consequently, project planning in partnership with these groups did not involve any additional local consultation.

Neighbours of both sites are very positive towards the work. They participate actively, giving advice and personal opinions. Within both project areas, the farmers whose cattle graze the sites are immediate neighbours. Planning of feedback to the local community and more widely included scheduling regular press releases to allow local and specialist newspapers and magazines follow the project's progress.

Potential for change

Site managers wish to increase the popularity of the site (something which has already been boosted by the use of Highland cattle as grazers in Magoar). They have not set limits in terms of visitor numbers and feel that a large number of people could visit and enjoy the peatland without damage to its heritage value.

Do - Young people