Traditional Boundaries
Hedge and Ditch 
Net and Post Fence
A Conservation/Management Plan For Traditional Boundaries Within The Northumberland National Park
Northumberland National Park Vision Statement
Northumberland National Park Authority will be proactive, innovative and forward looking, working towards a National Park with thriving communities and a sustainable local economy grounded in its special qualities, including a richness of cultural heritage and biodiversity, a true sense of tranquillity and a distinct character associated with a living, working landscape, in which everyone has an opportunity to understand, enjoy and contribute to those special qualities.
Summary
This plan discusses the national and regional importance of traditional boundaries (dry stone walls, sod-cast dykes, hedges etc.). It outlines the results of a pilot survey of the extent and condition of traditional boundaries in four sample areas of the National Park Landscape and draws generalised conclusions about the Park-wide state of traditional boundaries. Section 6 of the Plan outlines a series of conservation policies and addresses a range of management issues while also making suggestions for good management practice relating to the traditional boundary stock within the National Park area.
Authorship
This plan has been drafted by Dr Robert Young, Archaeologist with Northumberland National Park Authority, utilising data provided by a sample survey of traditional boundaries in four areas of the National Park carried out by the Brigantia Archaeological Practice (Turnbull and Walsh, 2004).
