
Securing new laws
We work to secure new laws, powers and duties, meaning more protection, accountability and stability for some of the most incredible places in England and Wales.
Our legal fighting fund allows us to take the battle for wilder National Parks to the courts and defend the change in law we fought to secure.
We’re taking the battle for wilder National Parks to the courts by defending the change in law we fought to secure. The change in law requires every single public body to seek to further the purposes of National Parks in every decision, function or action they take that could affect land in Protected Landscapes.
This new law is groundbreaking, mandating public bodies such as Forestry England and water companies operating in National Parks in England to enhance wildlife, natural beauty and cultural heritage – but it’s being ignored. One year in we’re already seeing many examples of where the changes are not being delivered – it’s time to take a stand.
We’ve already played a crucial role in securing a vital victory for National Parks and National Landscapes after Secretary of State Angela Raynor admitted “an error in law” in planning test case. We anticipate that we may have to take further legal action on other cases in the coming months. That’s why we are creating a legal fighting fund. This fund will enable us to use the law to defend our National Parks in England. Given that huge areas of land are owned and managed by public bodies this is a significant move in protecting our National Parks and we need your support.
We work to secure new laws, powers and duties, meaning more protection, accountability and stability for some of the most incredible places in England and Wales.
We're intervening in a legal case which will set a precedent in how public bodies take action to conserve and enhance National Parks and Landscapes.