3 days, 19 young people and endless passion!
Zoe Hughes, one of our Future Leaders Couse participants, shares her experiences from the weekend, what she learned and her hopes for the future
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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.
From A4 to For All – 30 years of the Countryside Jobs Service
Kerryn Humphreys, Editor of CJS, takes us back 30 years for a potted history of the Countryside Jobs Service
Putting the ‘national’ back into England’s National Parks
On the 75th anniversary of their founding legislation, it’s time for the government to reprise England’s National Parks so they can realise their true potential.
Now is the time to truly nationalise our National Parks
With National Parks appearing to struggle, Andrew McCloy (Chair of Trustees at Campaign for National Parks) looks into the underlying issues and how systematic changes could help them flourish.
Forty fab years with Campaign for National Parks
Campaigner and Campaign for National Park Trustee Kate Ashbrook reflects on 40 years of campaigning.
All Party Parliamentary Group for National Parks – Access for All
Charlotte Ditchburn on her experience of the all party parliamentary group on access for all in National Parks
Finding solutions to climate change – if not in National Parks, then where?
To coincide with COP27 Solutions Day, Andrew McCloy writes about how National Parks can tackle the climate crisis, but will fail without renewed Government support.
Decarbonisation Day – How National Parks can show leadership on climate change
Richard Leafe on the importance of National Parks in tackling the climate and nature emergencies.