Lincolnshire Wolds Landscape Network: Communities Report

This report addresses the Network’s aim to understand the values attached to the Wolds landscape and heritage by communities and visitors, and their role in people's well-being. It considers how people feel connections to the landscape and its history, the close links between cultural heritage and nature when it comes to well-being in the landscape, the role of arts projects and the importance of being active. The different communities with an interest in the Wolds landscape are discussed in terms of their varying perspectives and needs. What makes certain places in the Wolds special or valued is considered, along with the potential for conflicting opinions and changing values as a result of factors like the Covid-19 pandemic. Finally a range of different possible approaches to engagement is outlined, addressing both recent social history and deeper archaeological heritage. In particular the importance of walking as an active engagement with the landscape is highlighted, along with the potential for linking walks to heritage values.