Campaigning News

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.

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. 

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.

Dartmoor wild camping appeal decision deferred

The High Court appeal hearing on the right to wild camp in Dartmoor National Park (Darwall & anr v Dartmoor National Park Authority) has drawn to a close on 18 July with a decision left pending and campaigners likely to wait another

Amira Patel

New Perspectives - Amira's Wanderlust Women Tour

Our latest New Perspectives Bursary project comes from Amira Patel, as she embarks on the Wanderlust Women Tour, she documented her experience as well as those of her tour attendees and digs into what barriers are restricting Muslim women and other people from ethnic backgrounds from visiting National Parks.  

Peak District

Extra £4 million a much-needed lifeline for England’s National Parks

Campaign for National Parks have welcomed an additional £4.4 million Government bailout for National Parks in England which were facing an “existential crisis”. But National Parks need new powers alongside long term sustainable resources to deliver for the health of society and natural world.

Government response to National Park amendments 'a missed opportunity'

The government has chosen not to accept legislative amendments that would give new purposes and powers to Protected Landscapes. We are incredibly disappointed in the decision and have called on the government to think again about these urgently needed reforms.

Our call to the PM: Now is the time to leave a lasting legacy for nature

To coincide with the COP15 summit on biodiversity, 47 organisations have signed a letter to the Prime Minister, calling on the government to accept amendments in the Levelling Up Bill for greater nature protection in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England.

New data shows why nature recovery legislation is so urgently needed in National Parks 

Natural England’s latest data shows that the condition of SSSIs (Sites of Special Scientific Interest) in National Parks continues to lag behind the rest of the country.

Severe funding cuts threaten the future of our National Parks

Campaign for National Parks have written to the Chancellor ahead of this week's Autumn Statement, warning of the severe consequences that continued funding cuts will have for the future of National Parks.

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