Consultancy Portfolio
Consultancy is the key part of the CRR's activities and we welcome opportunities to bid for competitive tenders or to undertake contract work. This section provides a comprehensive listing of consultancy research projects undertaken by the CRR since its formation in 1996.
2008 St. Wulstan’s Local Nature Reserve Visitor Survey
In progress for the Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2008 Polytunnels and Rural Communities
Commission for Rural Communities
2008 Hill Farming and Rural Communities
Commission for Rural Communities
2008 Hartlebury Common Visitor Survey: A Second Look
Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2008 A Second Evidence Base for West Midlands Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
West Midlands AONB Consortium
2007 Worcestershire: A Place to Live and Work. Work-life Balance Issues in Rural Areas
Early Years Service, Worcestershire County Council
2007 An Evaluation of the National Stepometer Programme
Data input for Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Worcester
2007 The Geographical Distribution of Undergraduate Applicants to the University of Worcester
GIS analysis for Registry Services, University of Worcester
2007 Access to Foundation Degrees
Aimhigher, West Midlands
2006 The State of the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Malvern Hills AONB Partnership
2006 Under-represented Groups and Use of Rights of Way in Worcestershire:
Strategic Data for the Rights of Way Improvement Plan
Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2006 The Use of Worcester Woods by Under-represented Societal Groups
Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2006 A Methodology for Assessing the State of the Malvern Hills AONB Landscape
Malvern Hills AONB Partnership
2006 Pershore Bridges Picnic Place Visitor Survey
Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2005 The Liveability of Public Parks in the South West Midlands
Worcestershire Greenspaces and Community Partnership for Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
2004 The Geotouristic Potential of the Abberley Hills
Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark and Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth HeritageTrust
2004 A Recreational Strategy for the Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark
Countryside Agency
2004 Fish Hill Picnic Place Visitor Survey
Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2004 Blackstone Riverside Park Visitor Survey
Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2004 What Kind of an Institution Are We?
Equal Opportunities Department, UCW
2004 Cleobury Mortimer and Hinterland: Survey of Environmental Issues
Cleobury Mortimer Partnership Forum and South Shropshire District Council
2004 The University College Worcester Student Survey
Academic Quality Unit, UCW
2003 Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the West Midlands – a Statistical Digest
Countryside Agency
2003 Herefordshire Farming Study – post-FMD Follow-up
The Herefordshire Partnership
2003 Waseley Hills Country Park Visitor Survey
Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2003 The Characterisation of the Severn-Vrynwy Land Management Initiative Project Area
Countryside Agency
2002 Analysis of Consultation Data for Malvern Hills AONB Management Plan
Malvern Hills AONB Partnership
2002 Sustainable Landscapes in Shropshire: A Farm Study for Shropshire
Shropshire County Council and partners
2002 Agricultural Biodiversity Resources of Welsh Domestic Livestock
Countryside Council for Wales
2002 Recycling Feasibility Study for Worcestershire Lifestyles
Worcestershire Lifestyles
2002 Leominster Young Persons Drug Outreach Project: An Evaluation
Drug Services Hereford (DASH)
2001 The Economic Impact of Foot and Mouth Disease in Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Council
2001 Rural Deprivation Hotspots
Worcestershire County Council
2001 Child Care Provision in Bromyard
Bromyard HOPE group, LEADER II
2001 The Herefordshire Farming Study
Herefordshire Partnership
2000 A Visitor Survey of Blackstone Meadows Country Park and Blackstone Picnic Place
Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2000 A Visitor Survey of Hartlebury Common
Countryside Service, Worcestershire County Council
2000 Evaluation of the Edinburgh Questionnaire amongst Post-natal Women in Herefordshire
Herefordshire Health Authority
1999 Urban and Rural Interdependency
Advantage West Midlands
1999 Deer and Grazing Management Assessment of Little Doward, Crocker’s Ash, Herefordshire
Woodland Trust
1999 SSSI Owner-Occupier Segmentation Project Phase 3
English Nature – with CCRU
1998 Obstacles to Affordable Housing in Rural Areas
Worcestershire Housing Association and the Housing Corporation
1998 The Rare Breeds Meat Marketing Scheme
Rare Breeds Survival Trust
1998 Economic Evaluation of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme
Countryside Commission – for CCRU
1998 Fear of Crime in Rural Areas
Royal Geographical Society, with West Mercia Constabulary and Inkberrow
Parish Council
1998 Trade and Commerce in Cleobury Mortimer
Cleobury Mortimer Chamber of Trade, LEADER II
1998 SSSI Owner-Occupier Segmentation Project Phase 2
English Nature – with CCRU
1997 The CAP Beef Regime in England and its Impact on Nature Conservation
English Nature – with CCRU
1997 SSSI Owner-Occupier Segmentation Project Phase 1
English Nature – with CCRU
1997 Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme
Countryside Commission – for CCRU, Cheltenham & Gloucester College of H.E.
1996 The Geography of Rare Breeds of Domestic Livestock
Nuffield Foundation
Further details of these projects can be obtained from CRR.
Please contact the research team who will be pleased to provide you with more information (email: crr@worc.ac.uk or telephone: 01905 855185).