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Wales’s Sustainable Farming Scheme at risk of failing National Parks

In partnership with the Alliance for Welsh Designated Landscapes, Campaign for National Parks has written to the Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths to express concern over the failure of Wales’s new agri-environment payment scheme to recognise the importance of National Parks. 

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Shaped by the sea

Our New Perspectives bursary holder Elizabeth Lee Reynolds explores the history of the Pembrokeshire coastline and looks towards its hopeful future.

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Roots and Words

Winner of the Nature Writing Prize for Working Class Writers Jeni Bell explores the power of connecting with nature in the New Forest, her roots as a working-class writer and the importance of accessing protected landscapes.

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How updated Management Plans for protected landscapes can drive nature recovery

Ruth Bradshaw from Campaign for National Parks, Ben McCarthy from National Trust, Meriel Harrison from the RSPB, Katherine Hawkins from the Wildlife Trusts, and Emma Clarke from Wildlife and Countryside Link write together to send a clear message to the UK Government, Natural England and the protected landscape bodies about what Management Plans for National Parks and AONBs need to contain if they are to drive nature’s recovery.

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The Stars Are For Everyone

Lewis Winks, Devon based writer and campaigner with The Stars Are For Everyone, on the invigorated right to roam movement and the power of knowing your local landscape.

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All Party Parliamentary Group for National Parks – Access for All

New Perspectives bursary winner Charlotte Ditchburn joins us at the All Party Parliamentary Group for National Parks, and champions access for all.

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National Park Bus services are vital for sustainability and equality of opportunity

Bus services should play a vital role in sustainability and equal access in National Parks but serious funding cuts are putting them at risk, Colin Speakman explains more.

Is Government giving up on nature in protected landscapes?

The Government has one last chance in this Parliament to act to recover nature in National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, warns Campaign for National Parks, Wildlife Trust, and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

Peak District Mosaic - Trustee Opportunities

Peak District Mosaic is a small charity  passionate about providing opportunities for people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities to engage with the National Park. Campaign for National Parks has been a proud supporter since establishing the Mosaic project over a decade ago. Today, Peak District Mosaic is looking for new trustees - Yvonne Witter, Chair of Peak District Mosaic, explains more. 

From wild camping ban to decline in nature - Our campaign for new legislation reaches the House of Lords

Senior Campaigns Officer, Nick Hall, on the latest big step in our campaign for new powers to protect and enhance National Parks and AONBs.

New road development threatens the Peak District - and we need your help

Anne Robinson, from Friends of the Peak District/CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire, on the road building threat facing the Peak District National Park and what action is being taken to stop it in its tracks.

Building a green future for Wales and the world

Ruth Jones, the Labour MP for Newport West, and the Shadow Minister for Agri-Innovation and Climate Adaptation, on the importance of green spaces for people and the planet.

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