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The Land Trust Annual Review 2022

Economy

Northumberlandia The site received healthy donations over the year while the café revenue was
is a stunning reinvested in the maintenance and improvements of facilities. Inside of the site’s
human landform visitors’ centre has recently been reconfigured to allow the counter to better serve
customers and bring more efficiencies to the service times, plus the outside
of a reclining lady seating area has been expanded to allow customers to dwell longer and ultimately
made of 1.5 spend more whilst on site.
million tonnes of And not forgetting the site’s canine visitors… an additional offer for summer now
rock, clay and soil includes ice cream, which has been especially developed for dogs!
Economic and Social Value Delivered

Community and Place Value (per annum) Type of value
2021-22
Land management and use £3,584,204 Gross Value Added
Supply chain expenditure £821,251 Gross Value Added
Tourism £1,631,613 Gross Value Added
Workforce development £1,149,331 Cost Saving
Northumberlandia, Workforce development £1,853,701 Gross Value Added
Northumberland.

Along with employing local managing partners and suppliers, our sites add
The Bee Hive at Hogmoor
Inclosure, Hampshire significant value to local communities, encouraging positive investment within
the area.

Our effective green space management protects, and in many cases increases the
value of properties around our sites, creates jobs and allows local businesses and
tourism to thrive.
We deliver this economic value across four key areas:

 Land management and use
 Supply chain expenditure
 Tourism
 Workforce development
Site Delivering Best Economic Activity
One of the Land Trust’s flagship sites, Northumberlandia won this year’s Site
Delivering Best Economic Activity award.

Northumberlandia is a stunning human landform of a reclining lady made of 1.5
million tonnes of rock, clay and soil. She is 100 feet high and a quarter of a mile
long. During 2021-22 the site received an estimated 87,000 visitors bringing much
needed finances to local amenities.

Image by Katie Tiffin

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