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Come join our team: work that works

The pandemic has changed the way we live and work and, as a charity and an employer, Campaign for National Parks is adapting to this to help nurture and grow a strong team. Campaigns and Communications Manager Laura Williams who came on board in 2020 explains...

The Government response to the Landscapes Review: Was it worth the wait?

The long-awaited Government response to Julian Glover’s Landscapes Review has finally been published, with a consultation now underway on those measures which require legislative change.  

Campaign for National Parks calls for new Landscapes Bill as Government responds to Glover Review

Campaign for National Parks responds to the Government's response to the long-awaited Glover Landscapes Review, unveiled today (15 January 2022).

Goodbye 2021 - a message from Campaign for National Parks Chief Executive Rose O'Neill

This last year, like the one before, has been a strange one. There have been challenges and frustrations as the pandemic rolls on but there have also been many new adventures in National Parks - a message from our new Chief Executive.

First National Parks: New Perspectives bursary winners revealed!

Campaign for National Parks is very pleased to be able to reveal the first 10 winners of the first National Parks: New Perspectives bursary scheme.

National Parks: Four big transport issues and how to fix them

National Parks attract millions of visitors each year but are blighted by excessive traffic. Alistair Kirkbride from Foundation for Integrated Transport explores four key transport issues and what could be done to fix them...

Campaign for National Parks welcomes two new trustees

Kate Ashbrook and Sue Beaumont step up as Trustees with Campaign for National Parks following the departure of Nick Holliday and Anna Bedford. 

Campaign for National Parks launches 'All I want for Christmas...' fundraising appeal

Our 'All I want for Christmas...' campaign looks at what National Parks in England and Wales need to deliver for People, Nature and Climate. We need your help to carry on our important campaigning work.

National Parks for the Future focus of Campaign for National Parks Council Meeting & AGM 2021

Campaign for National Parks welcomed members, supporters, Friends and politicians to its annual Council Meeting and AGM online on 25 November 2021, which this year explored 'National Parks for the Future: Visions for the Next 70 Years'.

Campaign for National Parks calls for greater action to protect peatlands

Campaign for National Parks is calling for urgent action to protect and restore peatlands in National Parks in England and Wales - including a ban on burning as a land management technique.

Read Viewpoint Magazine 78 (Spring/Summer 2021)

Friends of Campaign for National Parks receive a bi-annual printed Viewpoint Magazine packed with news, views and features about National Parks in England and Wales. With the latest edition about to land on doormats, we're sharing the previous one with you.

National Parks - everyone has their own story to tell

As the deadline for our National Parks: New Perspectives bursaries draws closer (Monday 15 November 2021), Chris Quevatre, Lead film maker at Ocean City Media which is partnering with us for the scheme explains how he fell for National Parks...

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