1. By Usman Memon

2.  Over 5000 years, farming has been main land
use on dartmoor
 Half is used for livestock
 Now an environmentally sensitive site
 For payment, farmers reduce livestock grazing
in sensitive areas and less fertilisers and
pesticides
 Farmers paid to maintain stone walls and
hedgerows

3.  Carboniferous Limestone Landscape
 Steep valleys and cliffs
 Criss-crossed footpaths for tourists e.g. Pennine
Ways
 Nature tourism (birds and flowers)
 Good opportunities for climbing (limestone is
great for climbing with its joints)
 Malham – honeypot site

4.  People litter, spoils area and harms wild life
 House prices rise due to high demand for holiday
homes
 Shop prices higher then else where – bad for local
residents
 Tourists bring money – spend at cafes and shops
 More jobs for locals
 Local craft/farm industries benefit from visitors