Strategic Integrated Planning for Countryside Areas, Loughs and the Coast

Areas of countryside and coast with special designations require a co-ordinated approach to management and enhancement between statutory, voluntary and private sector interests. The Countryside Consultancy will lead a strategy development process which incorporates the needs and aspirations of all the interest groups towards sustainable countryside management and development, and finishes with a costed action programme.

Economic Appraisal and Evaluation

The Countryside Consultancy provides option appraisal, economic appraisal of strategies, programmes and projects. We also evaluate rural tourism projects, sport, recreation and activity tourism proposals, as well as countryside management programmes.

Integrated Rural Development and Participatory Planning

Consultancy designed to help rural communities make the most of the environment around them for rural tourism and rural business development. This consultancy includes capacity building, feasibility work, business planning, funding appraisals and regeneration strategies.

Countryside and Water Recreation, Safety, Tourism and Access Consultancy

Development planning, feasibility studies, research and advisory services,product development, safety auditing, practical action plans, long distance footpath creation and information and interpretation consultancy in the context of countryside and water recreation and access.

Activity Tourism and Adventure Activities

Advisory work on good practice in provision for adventure activities, rural activity tourism, on safe provision and on strategic planning, business and marketing issues for rural tourism.

Facilitation, Mediation and Conflict Resolution

• Facilitation for strategy development or for resolving conflict and reaching agreement.
  
• Organisation and staff development programmes for organisations working in the countryside or in rural development.
  
• Technical training programmes, team development, change programmes and strategy facilitation services.

Environmental Impact Assessment

Countryside Consultancy will lead the process of either scoping environmental impact or preparing a full Environmental Impact Assessment for projects.

We are linked with a range of specialists and can deliver assessment across the full range of environmental impact.

Sustainable Tourism

The development of tourism strategies and plans that are of social, environmental and economic benefit to the host community, and delight the visitor

Countryside Consultancy is a member of the British Marine Federation