“…A working definition of LLDs sees these landscapes as being "of at least county importance for reasons of their rarity, representativeness or variety" (Cobham Resource Consultants, 1993: 3.14). What limited evidence there is, mainly focussed on Wales, tends to suggest that such designations are failing to deliver substantive conservation or rural development benefits due to lack of public awareness, incentives and structures for effective management (Scott, 2001;Scott and Bullen, 2004;Tickle and Clark, 2000;OECD, 2004).…”