Dartmoor ELMs Survey on the Defra Public Good theme Beauty, Heritage and Engagement

Defra have outlined that the new Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs) will prioritise support for six public goods:

-          Clean and plentiful water
-          Clean air
-          Protection from and mitigation of environmental hazards
-          Mitigation of and adaptation to climate change
-          Thriving plants and wildlife
-          Beauty, heritage and engagement

This is the second questionnaire as part of the Dartmoor ELMs Tests & Trials and it focusses on the theme of “Beauty, heritage and engagement”.

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* 1. On your home farm and common at the moment do you deliver any of the following? Please select all options that are relevant to you.

	On my home farm	On the common where I have rights
Have public rights of way	Have public rights of way On my home farm menu	Have public rights of way On the common where I have rights menu
Have a bridleway	Have a bridleway On my home farm menu	Have a bridleway On the common where I have rights menu
Have interpretation signs to guide people and provide information about the landscape	Have interpretation signs to guide people and provide information about the landscape On my home farm menu	Have interpretation signs to guide people and provide information about the landscape On the common where I have rights menu
Host benches, picnic tables or a picnic area	Host benches, picnic tables or a picnic area On my home farm menu	Host benches, picnic tables or a picnic area On the common where I have rights menu
Have car parking space for visitors	Have car parking space for visitors On my home farm menu	Have car parking space for visitors On the common where I have rights menu
Have toilets or other facilities for visitors to use	Have toilets or other facilities for visitors to use On my home farm menu	Have toilets or other facilities for visitors to use On the common where I have rights menu
Manage archeological or heritage features	Manage archeological or heritage features On my home farm menu	Manage archeological or heritage features On the common where I have rights menu
Run a private enterprise related to visitors such as a B&B, shop or cafe	Run a private enterprise related to visitors such as a B&B, shop or cafe On my home farm menu	Run a private enterprise related to visitors such as a B&B, shop or cafe On the common where I have rights menu
Run tours and/or educational activities, free or for profit, which enable members of the public to visit your farm	Run tours and/or educational activities, free or for profit, which enable members of the public to visit your farm On my home farm menu	Run tours and/or educational activities, free or for profit, which enable members of the public to visit your farm On the common where I have rights menu
Host visitors with specific needs e.g. working with war veterans, working with young people excluded from formal education	Host visitors with specific needs e.g. working with war veterans, working with young people excluded from formal education On my home farm menu	Host visitors with specific needs e.g. working with war veterans, working with young people excluded from formal education On the common where I have rights menu
Host visits which are a result of social prescribing	Host visits which are a result of social prescribing On my home farm menu	Host visits which are a result of social prescribing On the common where I have rights menu
Host events e.g. lambing live, Open Farm Sunday, music festivals, all night bike rides etc.	Host events e.g. lambing live, Open Farm Sunday, music festivals, all night bike rides etc. On my home farm menu	Host events e.g. lambing live, Open Farm Sunday, music festivals, all night bike rides etc. On the common where I have rights menu

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* 2. Please rate the following statements from 1-5 where 1 means you strongly disagree and 5 means you strongly agree.

	1 - Strongly disagree		3 - Neither agree nor disagree		5 - Strongly agree
I recognize that the common is open to visitors but I would prefer not to increase access to my farm	I recognize that the common is open to visitors but I would prefer not to increase access to my farm 1 - Strongly disagree	I recognize that the common is open to visitors but I would prefer not to increase access to my farm	I recognize that the common is open to visitors but I would prefer not to increase access to my farm 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I recognize that the common is open to visitors but I would prefer not to increase access to my farm	I recognize that the common is open to visitors but I would prefer not to increase access to my farm 5 - Strongly agree
I think the archeology of Dartmoor is important and I would be happy to appropriately manage it with support from ELMs	I think the archeology of Dartmoor is important and I would be happy to appropriately manage it with support from ELMs 1 - Strongly disagree	I think the archeology of Dartmoor is important and I would be happy to appropriately manage it with support from ELMs	I think the archeology of Dartmoor is important and I would be happy to appropriately manage it with support from ELMs 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I think the archeology of Dartmoor is important and I would be happy to appropriately manage it with support from ELMs	I think the archeology of Dartmoor is important and I would be happy to appropriately manage it with support from ELMs 5 - Strongly agree
I do not feel it is the responsibility of farmers to maintain historical features	I do not feel it is the responsibility of farmers to maintain historical features 1 - Strongly disagree	I do not feel it is the responsibility of farmers to maintain historical features	I do not feel it is the responsibility of farmers to maintain historical features 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I do not feel it is the responsibility of farmers to maintain historical features	I do not feel it is the responsibility of farmers to maintain historical features 5 - Strongly agree
I am concerned about the impact of visitors on biodiversity	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on biodiversity 1 - Strongly disagree	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on biodiversity	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on biodiversity 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on biodiversity	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on biodiversity 5 - Strongly agree
I think engaging the public and educating them about farming is vitally important and I would welcome more support from ELMs to increase access and farm education opportunities	I think engaging the public and educating them about farming is vitally important and I would welcome more support from ELMs to increase access and farm education opportunities 1 - Strongly disagree	I think engaging the public and educating them about farming is vitally important and I would welcome more support from ELMs to increase access and farm education opportunities	I think engaging the public and educating them about farming is vitally important and I would welcome more support from ELMs to increase access and farm education opportunities 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I think engaging the public and educating them about farming is vitally important and I would welcome more support from ELMs to increase access and farm education opportunities	I think engaging the public and educating them about farming is vitally important and I would welcome more support from ELMs to increase access and farm education opportunities 5 - Strongly agree
I feel heritage doesn’t just apply to physical assets, like buildings, but also to skills such as dry stone walling, hedge laying and hefting	I feel heritage doesn’t just apply to physical assets, like buildings, but also to skills such as dry stone walling, hedge laying and hefting 1 - Strongly disagree	I feel heritage doesn’t just apply to physical assets, like buildings, but also to skills such as dry stone walling, hedge laying and hefting	I feel heritage doesn’t just apply to physical assets, like buildings, but also to skills such as dry stone walling, hedge laying and hefting 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I feel heritage doesn’t just apply to physical assets, like buildings, but also to skills such as dry stone walling, hedge laying and hefting	I feel heritage doesn’t just apply to physical assets, like buildings, but also to skills such as dry stone walling, hedge laying and hefting 5 - Strongly agree
I am concerned about the impact of visitors on my livestock and / or crops	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on my livestock and / or crops 1 - Strongly disagree	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on my livestock and / or crops	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on my livestock and / or crops 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on my livestock and / or crops	I am concerned about the impact of visitors on my livestock and / or crops 5 - Strongly agree
I would be interested in doing more for visitors if I could clearly see that it enhanced my farm business	I would be interested in doing more for visitors if I could clearly see that it enhanced my farm business 1 - Strongly disagree	I would be interested in doing more for visitors if I could clearly see that it enhanced my farm business	I would be interested in doing more for visitors if I could clearly see that it enhanced my farm business 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I would be interested in doing more for visitors if I could clearly see that it enhanced my farm business	I would be interested in doing more for visitors if I could clearly see that it enhanced my farm business 5 - Strongly agree
As a result of Covid-19 I’m now concerned about the impact of more visitors on human health	As a result of Covid-19 I’m now concerned about the impact of more visitors on human health 1 - Strongly disagree	As a result of Covid-19 I’m now concerned about the impact of more visitors on human health	As a result of Covid-19 I’m now concerned about the impact of more visitors on human health 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	As a result of Covid-19 I’m now concerned about the impact of more visitors on human health	As a result of Covid-19 I’m now concerned about the impact of more visitors on human health 5 - Strongly agree
I would rather focus on farming alone, rather than non-farming activities	I would rather focus on farming alone, rather than non-farming activities 1 - Strongly disagree	I would rather focus on farming alone, rather than non-farming activities	I would rather focus on farming alone, rather than non-farming activities 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I would rather focus on farming alone, rather than non-farming activities	I would rather focus on farming alone, rather than non-farming activities 5 - Strongly agree
I feel that coming out onto the land can really help improve people’s quality of life, their overall health, and that should be supported	I feel that coming out onto the land can really help improve people’s quality of life, their overall health, and that should be supported 1 - Strongly disagree	I feel that coming out onto the land can really help improve people’s quality of life, their overall health, and that should be supported	I feel that coming out onto the land can really help improve people’s quality of life, their overall health, and that should be supported 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I feel that coming out onto the land can really help improve people’s quality of life, their overall health, and that should be supported	I feel that coming out onto the land can really help improve people’s quality of life, their overall health, and that should be supported 5 - Strongly agree
I think visitors are vital to Dartmoor’s economy	I think visitors are vital to Dartmoor’s economy 1 - Strongly disagree	I think visitors are vital to Dartmoor’s economy	I think visitors are vital to Dartmoor’s economy 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I think visitors are vital to Dartmoor’s economy	I think visitors are vital to Dartmoor’s economy 5 - Strongly agree
I would be interested in providing more permissive access if it was supported through ELMs	I would be interested in providing more permissive access if it was supported through ELMs 1 - Strongly disagree	I would be interested in providing more permissive access if it was supported through ELMs	I would be interested in providing more permissive access if it was supported through ELMs 3 - Neither agree nor disagree	I would be interested in providing more permissive access if it was supported through ELMs	I would be interested in providing more permissive access if it was supported through ELMs 5 - Strongly agree

Is there anything you would like to add or any explanation for your answers that you would like to give?

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* 3. Do you feel you have a clear understanding of what is required of you on Dartmoor to deliver the management or implementation of:

	On my home farm	On the common where I have rights
Archeological features	Archeological features On my home farm menu	Archeological features On the common where I have rights menu
Traditional farm buildings	Traditional farm buildings On my home farm menu	Traditional farm buildings On the common where I have rights menu
Visitors	Visitors On my home farm menu	Visitors On the common where I have rights menu
Educational activities	Educational activities On my home farm menu	Educational activities On the common where I have rights menu
Access by people with additional needs e.g. wheelchair users	Access by people with additional needs e.g. wheelchair users On my home farm menu	Access by people with additional needs e.g. wheelchair users On the common where I have rights menu
Social prescribing (e.g. when doctors prescribe time spent outdoors to people)	Social prescribing (e.g. when doctors prescribe time spent outdoors to people) On my home farm menu	Social prescribing (e.g. when doctors prescribe time spent outdoors to people) On the common where I have rights menu

Any additional comment or explanation of your answers that you'd like to give?

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* 4. Do you feel you have a clear understanding of the opportunities available to you on Dartmoor to get support to deliver the management or implementation of:

	On my home farm	On the common where I have rights
Archeological features	Archeological features On my home farm menu	Archeological features On the common where I have rights menu
Traditional farm buildings	Traditional farm buildings On my home farm menu	Traditional farm buildings On the common where I have rights menu
Visitors	Visitors On my home farm menu	Visitors On the common where I have rights menu
Educational activities	Educational activities On my home farm menu	Educational activities On the common where I have rights menu
Access by people with additional needs e.g. wheelchair users	Access by people with additional needs e.g. wheelchair users On my home farm menu	Access by people with additional needs e.g. wheelchair users On the common where I have rights menu
Social prescribing (e.g. when doctors prescribe time spent outdoors to people)	Social prescribing (e.g. when doctors prescribe time spent outdoors to people) On my home farm menu	Social prescribing (e.g. when doctors prescribe time spent outdoors to people) On the common where I have rights menu

Any additional comment or explanation of your answers that you'd like to give?

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Dartmoor Area Recreation Management Plan

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* 5. The image above was generated by a research report into how people currently access Dartmoor and where population growth might lead to greater levels of demand. It’s designed to identify where more resources for visitors might be beneficial and where low visitor numbers might make areas better suited for other priorities, such as supporting biodiversity, in conjunction with farming.

Do you think it represents a sensible approach to identifying and prioritising different demands on the landscape?

Yes

Please can you explain your answer?

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* 6. Does the map above make it clear to you the possible priorities for your farm and/or common?

Yes

Please can you explain your answer?

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* 7. What benefits do you feel there would be if maps like this were used to weight payments under ELMs to encourage specific activities in specific places e.g. if payments for biodiversity were greater for areas with less access but areas with high access were offered greater payments for actions which support visitors?

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* 8. What disadvantages do you feel there would be if maps like this were used to weight payments under ELMs to encourage specific activities in specific places e.g. if payments for biodiversity were greater for areas with less access but areas with high access were offered greater payments for actions which support visitors?

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* 9. Thinking about the public goods theme of beauty, heritage and engagement more broadly, were there options in previous agreements which you would like to see carried forward into ELMs?

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* 10. Are there new activities, not previously supported by an agri-environment scheme, which you would like to see ELMs deliver?

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* 11. What kind of advice or guidance would be helpful to you in delivering activities?

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* 12. For activities delivered under the theme of beauty, heritage and engagement what kind of monitoring mechanisms do you feel are preferable?

	Submitted paperwork	Invoices and receipts	On site inspections	Photographic evidence	Satellite imagery
Clearing bracken from an archeological feature	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Submitted paperwork	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Invoices and receipts	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature On site inspections	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Photographic evidence	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Satellite imagery
Erecting new gates	Erecting new gates Submitted paperwork	Erecting new gates Invoices and receipts	Erecting new gates On site inspections	Erecting new gates Photographic evidence	Erecting new gates Satellite imagery
Creating new paths	Creating new paths Submitted paperwork	Creating new paths Invoices and receipts	Creating new paths On site inspections	Creating new paths Photographic evidence	Creating new paths Satellite imagery
Having interpretation features, like information boards	Having interpretation features, like information boards Submitted paperwork	Having interpretation features, like information boards Invoices and receipts	Having interpretation features, like information boards On site inspections	Having interpretation features, like information boards Photographic evidence	Having interpretation features, like information boards Satellite imagery
Delivering a farm tour	Delivering a farm tour Submitted paperwork	Delivering a farm tour Invoices and receipts	Delivering a farm tour On site inspections	Delivering a farm tour Photographic evidence	Delivering a farm tour Satellite imagery
Keeping a footpath clear and accessible	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Submitted paperwork	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Invoices and receipts	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible On site inspections	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Photographic evidence	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Satellite imagery

Other (please specify)

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* 13. For activities delivered under the theme of beauty, heritage and engagement what kind of payment mechanisms do you feel are appropriate?

	Base - a set sum for your participation	Area - a payment based on the area of land involved	Capital - covering the expenses incurred	Payment should be upon delivery	Payment should be monthly or quarterly	Payment should be annually	Payment should be weighted e.g. significant archeology equates to higher payment	On a common payment should only be made to those who undertake the work, not all agreement holders	On a common payment should be made to all agreement holders
Clearing bracken from an archeological feature	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Base - a set sum for your participation	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Area - a payment based on the area of land involved	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Capital - covering the expenses incurred	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Payment should be upon delivery	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Payment should be monthly or quarterly	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Payment should be annually	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature Payment should be weighted e.g. significant archeology equates to higher payment	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature On a common payment should only be made to those who undertake the work, not all agreement holders	Clearing bracken from an archeological feature On a common payment should be made to all agreement holders
Erecting new gates	Erecting new gates Base - a set sum for your participation	Erecting new gates Area - a payment based on the area of land involved	Erecting new gates Capital - covering the expenses incurred	Erecting new gates Payment should be upon delivery	Erecting new gates Payment should be monthly or quarterly	Erecting new gates Payment should be annually	Erecting new gates Payment should be weighted e.g. significant archeology equates to higher payment	Erecting new gates On a common payment should only be made to those who undertake the work, not all agreement holders	Erecting new gates On a common payment should be made to all agreement holders
Creating new paths	Creating new paths Base - a set sum for your participation	Creating new paths Area - a payment based on the area of land involved	Creating new paths Capital - covering the expenses incurred	Creating new paths Payment should be upon delivery	Creating new paths Payment should be monthly or quarterly	Creating new paths Payment should be annually	Creating new paths Payment should be weighted e.g. significant archeology equates to higher payment	Creating new paths On a common payment should only be made to those who undertake the work, not all agreement holders	Creating new paths On a common payment should be made to all agreement holders
Having interpretation features, like information boards	Having interpretation features, like information boards Base - a set sum for your participation	Having interpretation features, like information boards Area - a payment based on the area of land involved	Having interpretation features, like information boards Capital - covering the expenses incurred	Having interpretation features, like information boards Payment should be upon delivery	Having interpretation features, like information boards Payment should be monthly or quarterly	Having interpretation features, like information boards Payment should be annually	Having interpretation features, like information boards Payment should be weighted e.g. significant archeology equates to higher payment	Having interpretation features, like information boards On a common payment should only be made to those who undertake the work, not all agreement holders	Having interpretation features, like information boards On a common payment should be made to all agreement holders
Delivering a farm tour	Delivering a farm tour Base - a set sum for your participation	Delivering a farm tour Area - a payment based on the area of land involved	Delivering a farm tour Capital - covering the expenses incurred	Delivering a farm tour Payment should be upon delivery	Delivering a farm tour Payment should be monthly or quarterly	Delivering a farm tour Payment should be annually	Delivering a farm tour Payment should be weighted e.g. significant archeology equates to higher payment	Delivering a farm tour On a common payment should only be made to those who undertake the work, not all agreement holders	Delivering a farm tour On a common payment should be made to all agreement holders
Keeping a footpath clear and accessible	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Base - a set sum for your participation	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Area - a payment based on the area of land involved	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Capital - covering the expenses incurred	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Payment should be upon delivery	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Payment should be monthly or quarterly	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Payment should be annually	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible Payment should be weighted e.g. significant archeology equates to higher payment	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible On a common payment should only be made to those who undertake the work, not all agreement holders	Keeping a footpath clear and accessible On a common payment should be made to all agreement holders

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* 14. When it comes to how visitors experience Dartmoor how do you feel it is best to manage and deliver the different elements?

	Yes	No
Have one plan for the whole of Dartmoor indicating desired locations for footpaths, biked rides and information boards etc.	Have one plan for the whole of Dartmoor indicating desired locations for footpaths, biked rides and information boards etc. Yes	Have one plan for the whole of Dartmoor indicating desired locations for footpaths, biked rides and information boards etc. No
Have a plan for each common indicating places for footpaths, bike rides and information boards etc.	Have a plan for each common indicating places for footpaths, bike rides and information boards etc. Yes	Have a plan for each common indicating places for footpaths, bike rides and information boards etc. No
The DNPA should be responsible for information boards across the whole of Dartmoor.	The DNPA should be responsible for information boards across the whole of Dartmoor. Yes	The DNPA should be responsible for information boards across the whole of Dartmoor. No
The DNPA should be responsible for information boards on commons and farmers should be responsible for home farms.	The DNPA should be responsible for information boards on commons and farmers should be responsible for home farms. Yes	The DNPA should be responsible for information boards on commons and farmers should be responsible for home farms. No
Commoners Associations should be responsible for information on each common and farmers should be responsible for home farms.	Commoners Associations should be responsible for information on each common and farmers should be responsible for home farms. Yes	Commoners Associations should be responsible for information on each common and farmers should be responsible for home farms. No
There should be a national park branded template for information boards and commons and farmers provide their own content.	There should be a national park branded template for information boards and commons and farmers provide their own content. Yes	There should be a national park branded template for information boards and commons and farmers provide their own content. No
The DNPA should provide a template for information boards and information on biodiversity, geology and history, commons and farmers should then be able to add information about farming.	The DNPA should provide a template for information boards and information on biodiversity, geology and history, commons and farmers should then be able to add information about farming. Yes	The DNPA should provide a template for information boards and information on biodiversity, geology and history, commons and farmers should then be able to add information about farming. No
There should be set standards for the delivery of footpaths and gates that farmers deliver to.	There should be set standards for the delivery of footpaths and gates that farmers deliver to. Yes	There should be set standards for the delivery of footpaths and gates that farmers deliver to. No

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* 15. Had you heard the phrase social prescribing before answering this questionnaire?

Yes

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* 16. Social prescribing is when local health practitioners and services connect people with activities in their community to improve their mental and physical health. Do you feel that this kind of activity should be supported to take place on farms through ELMs?

Strongly oppose

Strongly support

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 17. Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey, if you would be happy for us to contact you in the future to be involved further in the Dartmoor ELMs Tests & Trials or simply kept informed on the progress of the project please leave your name and contact details.

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