A2.17 Landscape provides the setting for people's day-to-day lives. It does not only refer to special or designated landscapes or the countryside. In the context of appraisal of environmental impacts, landscape benefits can relate to opportunities for recreational activities including nature viewing (e.g. bird watching), hiking, and the opportunities to experience views, sounds and scents. It can include aesthetic experience and visual amenity. Since landscape incorporates values for recreation, aesthetic values and cultural heritage, care is needed in order not to double count impacts.