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Lake District

Secretary of State approves major road despite huge damage to the Lake District and the Pennines, accelerating the climate emergency

The A66 TransPennine upgrade has been given the go ahead despite fierce opposition and changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill.

Welcome targets on nature recovery in National Parks but bolder action needed

The Government has today published its Outcomes Framework, setting out key targets for restoring nature and habitats in protected landscapes

Campaigners tell Westminster parties, put National Parks at the heart of your election manifestos

To celebrate the 75th anniversary of National Parks, National Park Societies from across England have signed a joint-letter calling on the political parties to put forward bold manifesto commitments at the next election.

Yorkshire Dales

Government response to the Landscapes Review: not worth the wait

Finally, after four years the response to the Landscapes Review we’ve been waiting so long for is here, but is it the response we wanted?

Youth Group at NPS Conference

Welcoming young people to the NPS Conference

A bursary programme funded jointly between Campaign for National Parks and the Friends of the Lake District; made bursaries available to young people who have a passion and interest in the National Park movement. Here's how they got on.

Serpents Trail

Oil drilling strikes at the heart of our National Parks

Campaign for National Parks calls for moratorium on oil and gas extraction in National Parks. 

Barn

Barn conversion proposals threaten National Parks

Campaign for National Parks and 13 other organisations have written to the Secretary of State, raising strong concerns over proposals to remove planning protections in Protected Landscapes.

Lily in the Lake District

New to Nature

Our Campaigns Assistant Lily shares her reflections on her first month in the role and looks ahead to what’s coming up in the next year.

People outside parliament

Major win for nature and communities in National Parks

We’re celebrating at Campaign for National Parks as the Government has finally listened to our repeated calls to strengthen the legislative framework for England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), Ruth Bradshaw explains.

Katie Dancey-Downs

New Perspectives - Katie's New Children of the New Forest

Our latest New Perspectives Bursary project comes from Katie Dancey-Downs, who captures the voices of young environmental champions in the New Forest National Park.

River Meon fish

Feeling the heat: climate impacts on the South Downs chalk streams

Our Chief Executive Rose O’Neill explores the impact of climate change on the river Meon in the South Downs National Park, and how changing the law is key to adaptation.

Sewage outlet

Saving Windermere from sewage

All is not well under the surface of Lake Windermere, which has seen years of increased sewage pollution pushing it further and further towards the brink of collapse. Our Senior Communications Officer Harriet Gardiner meets with the founder of Save Windermere Matt Staniek - the last defence in the fight against sewage pollution. 

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