The contents of each of these sections is organised in the same way under the following headings:  

• Objective(s): What we want to achieve. 
• Targets: These targets relate to the Protected Landscapes Targets and Outcomes Framework which sets out national milestones for Protected Landscapes. The targets in this section set out what this management plan aims to achieve towards these national milestones (our apportionment), by 2030. 
• Guiding principles: High-level statements of intent and ambition needed to realise our vision, meet or exceed national targets and deliver what’s needed for the Blackdown Hills. 
• At a glance: Headline findings from the State of the Blackdown Hills 2023 report (a compendium of data for the Blackdown Hills National Landscape, from Natural England, Defra, 2021 Census and other sources. It presents data collated in the autumn of 2023 to provide a snapshot of the area to help with the management plan review. Other nationally provided data is included where it adds to the picture) 
• Priorities for action: Setting out what we intend to prioritise and how our actions will contribute to our targets. Together, these will form our five-year Strategic Delivery Plan (2025-2030). 
• Policies: These help to guide management, by setting out what needs to be done and how to achieve our objectives. Each one has a unique reference: Place have the format PL1,2,3, etc, People policies are PE1, 2, 3, etc, Nature are referenced N1, 2, 3, etc, and Climate are C1, 2, 3, etc. 
• Context: Describes the significance of each theme to the Blackdown Hills, with key issues, opportunities and challenges. 

The appendices are an essential part of the management plan and set out more detailed information and data relating to: 

• Special qualities, including an overview of associated natural capital and ecosystem services 
• Planning, including general principles for development proposals, and major development 
• Climate, including climate change adaptation plans, greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon storage 
• Protected Landscapes Targets and Outcomes Framework indicators and data 
• Strategic Delivery Plan, which outlines the strategic priorities and high-level actions over the five-year period required to deliver the Management Plan’s ambitions, based on our priorities for action, included as a separate appendix to enable it to be updated more readily through the plan period.