Method

The project combines interviews, stakeholder engagement, and analytical modelling.

We are speaking with a wide range of people involved in land management, including farmers, landowners, policymakers, conservation organisations, and community representatives. These conversations help us understand their experiences, motivations, and the challenges they face.

This information will be used alongside modelling and data analysis to explore how different actors interact and how landscape recovery initiatives develop over time.

Bodmin Moor provides an important setting for understanding how land is used and valued. The area reflects many of the tensions and opportunities seen across rural Britain, including food production, nature restoration, tourism, and changing policy priorities.

Studying these issues in one place helps generate insights that may be relevant to other landscapes facing similar challenges.