Transport and the Parks 

The main transport threats to the Parks are from road-building schemes such as the proposed Mottram-Tintwistle bypass in the Peak District National Park, which will damage the Park’s landscape and create more traffic problems than those it is seeking to solve.  National Parks attract millions of visitors every year.  90% of these visitors arrive in the Parks by private car, which can cause congestion, threaten tranquillity and harm wildlife.  

CNP undertook some research to determine what National Park Authorities were doing to promote sustainable transport.  Tackling Traffic concluded that although all of the Authorities were involved in some sustainable transport schemes, constraints on funding were affecting future investment in such projects.  The report's main recommendation was for a new, ring-fenced fund for sustainable transport projects.

Here are 3 examples of sustainable transport projects in the Parks:

Moors Bus
Follows a route around many popular areas in the North York Moors National Park.

Puffin Shuttle Coastal Bus
A much needed 'hail and ride' service along a national trail in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Hadrian's Wall Bus 
Provides a vital transport link to and between places along Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland.

The English National Park Authorities Association (ENPAA) has produced a position statement on transport.

The following links take you directly to each National Park Authority’s public transport pages 

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