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Discover the Peak District on a short walk from Wetton
Enjoy panoramic views and explore a spectacular cave high above the Manifold Valley on this adventurous walk from the village of Wetton.
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Protecting National Park chalk streams
Alison Matthews explains how Campaign for National Parks and The Rivers Trust are coming together to protect and restore one of the rarest freshwater systems.
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Discover the Peak District on a short walk from Edale
Enjoy a wonderful panorama across Britain’s oldest national park on this walk up Mam Tor from Edale.
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.
National Park Societies take a stand against #AttackOnNature
The 12 National Park Societies of England and Wales signed a joint Declaration calling on their respective governments to give Protected Landscapes.
“Not blind opposition to progress. But opposition to blind progress.”
Rose O’Neill, of Campaign for National Parks and John Watkins of National Landscapes Association explain their concerns about Investment Zones.
Ninety years since the mass trespass of Kinder Scout
Writer Sally Robinson revisits the historical moment when a group of countryside campaigners took to Kinder Scout to push for greater access to the outdoors.
Reflecting on 70 years of Peak District National Park
Dr Andy Tickle explores the origins of National Parks and their connection to the Peak District.
Road building and National Parks: from the South Downs to the Peak District
Longtime National Parks campaigner Anne Robinson of CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire reflects on the latest road-building proposals impacting the country’s first National Park
5 bucket-list walks in the Peak District
Lukas Saville from travel company 10Adventures tells us his five bucket-list walks in the Peak District
10 things to surprise you about Dartmoor and Exmoor
Dartmoor and Exmoor National Parks are treasured landscapes with unique habitats, communities and experiences. Explore some surprising facts about the Parks.
Review: “Fight for It Now – John Dower and the Struggle for National Parks in Britain” by David Wilkinson
Adrian Philips reviews David Wilkinson's new book on the incredible story of John Dower, a man who, more than any other, created our National Parks as we now know them.