National Marine Parks Alliance

The National Marine Parks Alliance is a growing, inclusive UK network for the open exploration and development of the UK’s National Marine Parks. Our membership consists of National Park Authorities, National Landscapes, public bodies, ports and harbours, fisheries, eNGOs, community groups, politicians and young people, who aid us in critically identifying potential challenges and opportunities on how National Marine Parks could deliver for nature and communities.

The Alliance is a space for open dialogue, welcoming diverse perspectives and lived experiences from across sectors, across the UK. You are welcome to join us.

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In person gathering

In November 2025, we held the first in-person coming together of the National Marine Parks Alliance.

Over 30 participants from across sectors joined the Strategic Roundtable to learn from research, advocacy and place-based work and to explore different routes to National Marine Parks.
In groups, we collaborated on six top recommendations on what comes next for the National Marine Parks movement. These were:
• Exploratory pilot projects
• An accreditation scheme for voluntary designations
• Gap analysis of existing designations
• Place-based resources and more local champions
• Guideline toolkit for communities and Councils
• A National Marine Parks ‘one-pager’ to clarify purpose

Key insights and discussions were captured which you can catch up on below.

Read the findings from the Alliance Roundtable