Landscape Assessment V2 Checklist

PHOTOGRAPH

• Take a photograph of the landscape you are assessing.

  Media

LANDCOVER and LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS (NOTE THE DOMINANT ELEMENTS ONLY)

• Which of the following are the dominant features in the landscape (TO SEE ALL FEATURES PRESS THE BOX WITH ... TO THE RIGHT
  
  Farm Buildings Walls Plantation Reservoirs Motorways
  Churches Fences Isolated Trees Ponds Railways
  Masts, Poles Hedges Tree Clumps Canals Settlements
  Pylons Banks Hedgerow Trees Built-up Area Pasture
  Industry Shelter belt Parkland Minerals Workings. Dunes
  Vernacular Buildings Field Patterns Waterfalls Orchards
  Arable Land Scrubland Rivers Footpaths
  Marshland Beach Streams Tracks
  Ruined Buildings Mudflats Lakes Roads
  
  Select by pressing the round button in the list below.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Farm Buildings

  Off

  On

• Churches

  Off

  On

• Masts, poles

  Off

  On

• Pylons

  Off

  On

• Industry

  Off

  On

• Vernacular buildings

  Off

  On

• Arable land

  Off

  On

• Marsh land

  Off

  On

• Ruined buildings

  Off

  On

• Walls

  Off

  On

• Fences

  Off

  On

• Hedges

  Off

  On

• Banks

  Off

  On

• Field patterns

  Off

  On

• Scrub

  Off

  On

• Beach

  Off

  On

• Mudflat

  Off

  On

• Isolated trees

  Off

  On

• Plantation

  Off

  On

• Tree clumps

  Off

  On

• Hedgerow trees

  Off

  On

• Parkland

  Off

  On

• Waterfall

  Off

  On

• River

  Off

  On

• Stream

  Off

  On

• Lake

  Off

  On

• Reservoir

  Off

  On

• Pond

  Off

  On

• Canal

  Off

  On

• Built-up Area

  Off

  On

• Minerals Workings

  Off

  On

• Orchards

  Off

  On

• Footpaths

  Off

  On

• Tracks

  Off

  On

• Roads

  Off

  On

• Motorways

  Off

  On

• Railways

  Off

  On

• Settlements

  Off

  On

• Pasture

  Off

  On

• Dunes

  Off

  On

LANDFORM (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

• Describe the landform (TO SEE ALL FEATURES PRESS THE BOX WITH ... TO THE RIGHT
  
  Flat Plain Coast Undulating
  Rolling Land Estuary Rolling Plateau
  Broad Valley Steep Hills Narrow Valley
  Vertical Scarp Deep Gorge Cliff
  
  Select by pressing the round button in the list below.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

LANDFORM

• Flat

  Off

  On

• Rolling Land

  Off

  On

• Broad Valley

  Off

  On

• Vertical

  Off

  On

• Plain

  Off

  On

• Estuary

  Off

  On

• Steep

  Off

  On

• Scarp

  Off

  On

• Coast

  Off

  On

• Rolling

  Off

  On

• Hills

  Off

  On

• Deep Gorge

  Off

  On

• Undulating

  Off

  On

• Plateau

  Off

  On

• Narrow Valley

  Off

  On

• Cliff

  Off

  On

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

• Describe the main elements and features and the way in which they are organised. Also note any special aesthetic factors - attractive and unattractive

AESTHETIC FACTORS

• BALANCE

  harmonious

  balanced

  discordant

  chaotic

• SCALE

  Intimate

  Small

  Medium

  Large

• ENCLOSURE

  Confined

  Enclosed

  Open

  Exposed

• TEXTURE

  Smooth

  Textured

  Rough

  Very Rough

• COLOUR

  Monochrome

  Muted

  Colourful

  Garish

• DIVERSITY

  Uniform

  Simple

  Diverse

  Complex

• MOVEMENT

  Remote

  Vacant

  Peaceful

  Active

• UNITY

  Unified

  Interrupted

  Fragmented

  Chaotic

• FORM

  Straight

  Angular

  Curved

  Sinuous

• SECURITY

  Comfortable

  Safe

  Unsettling

  Threatening

• STIMULUS

  Boring

  Bland

  Interesting

  Invigorating

• PLEASURE

  Offensive

  Unpleasant

  Pleasant

  Beautiful

LANDSCAPE CONDITION

• In your own words describe the landscape condition.