Long Term Objectives

The vision for the future as described in the WHS Management Plan envisages:

• a core zone of permanent grassland, freed of roads and inappropriate structures, carefully managed for open access on foot for visitors
• a new high quality visitor centre outside the boundary of the WHS
• access to the Stones and the heart of the WHS via drop-off points and 'gateways' on the rim of the core area
• access to the wider landscape using the existing public rights of way network and new links to currently inaccessible sites and areas
• a wider landscape of sustainable low-intensity mixed farming with improved conservation and management of important archaeological monuments and ecological features

To implement the vision, the WHS Management Plan has identified 26 long-term objectives. They include:

• Conserve and enhance the WHS landscape and its many archaeological monuments
• Increase understanding and enjoyment of the whole WHS
• Improve the landscape setting of Stonehenge creating a core area of grass, free of traffic
• Enhance the nature conservation value of the WHS, especially for the chalk grassland
• Maximise benefits for the local community
• Encourage research

For the full text from the WHS Management Plan, please go to the Stonehenge World Heritage Site Management Plan.