Our 2025 Highlights
While 2025 may have been a difficult year for nature, our supporters have enabled us to rise to the challenges and carve out some significant wins for National Parks.
Blogs
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Nature Bingo! What to spot on your next visit to National Parks
From birds and bats to flowers and plants, discover the wildlife in our National Parks this season.
Beyond the picture postcard: Why National Parks matter
From wildlife to wild swimmers, National Parks give something to all of us. Explore why we need to work together for their future.
The Last Lynx
Aila Taylor takes us back in time to when the Eurasian lynx roamed the Yorkshire Dales and examines if they could have a future there too
It’s time to put nature first in our National Parks
As world leaders meet to discuss the global biodiversity crisis, our Chief Executive, Dr Rose O’Neill, argues it’s time to prioritise nature.
Five wonders of National Parks
Celebrate the variety of the 13 National Parks in England and Wales with a taster of their wonders across, land, water, sea, sky and subterranean habitats.
Depleting nature, shattering tranquillity – off-roading on green lanes in Protected Landscapes
Fritz Groothues of the Lake District Green Lanes Alliance examines the threat off-road 4x4s and motor bikes pose to the the Lake District National Park
Grasslands – national treasures
Jo Riggall, Grassland Advocacy Officer at Plantlife, on why our species-rich grasslands are national treasures of landscape, nature, and heritage and why they deserve to be valued.
A Focus on Insects
From the best Parks to spot the rarest species to the threats and solutions for national insect populations, we're zooming in on some small but mighty heroes of National Parks.
Winter Wildlife
As we enter the new year, it is a great time to discover winter wildlife in our Parks before spring begins.