Walking Routes in Straiton
Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire have appointed us to carry out an assessment of the economic impact that has been achieved by the Ayrshire Paths project, focusing specifically on the village of Straiton in South Ayrshire.
Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire, with the support of local Councils, Scottish Natural Heritage and other bodies has proved a network of seemingly successful footpaths around Straiton, and other villages, but to undertake further work on footpath development, it is considered necessary to quantify the economic benefits of the work undertaken so far.
We will carry out a Baseline Review to consider the impact of tourism upon Straiton prior to the initiative through consultation with lead agencies, community representatives and tourism operators in and around the village.
A Benchmark Review will then examine the economic impact of walking in towns within Scotland. Finally a Current Use Survey should examine the behaviour, attitudes and spending patterns of walkers in and around Straiton using two questionnaire surveys of representative samples of visitors and locals during mid-April 2003 and mid-August 2003.
