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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.  

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.

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...

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...

New permanent car park in Lake District National Park could set dangerous precedent

As Lake District National Park Authority decides whether to grant permission for a permanent car park in open countryside, Friends of the Lake District explain why they - like Campaign for National Parks - are opposed to the idea...

Animator Sophie Marsh shares her new perspective on National Parks

Campaign for National Parks has unveiled a new animation created by young Bristol artist Sophie Marsh, showing the different ways people enjoy National Parks. We caught up with the 30-year-old to find out more...

Q&A with Best Phone Photo 2021 winner Simon Walkden

Simon Walkden's amazing phone photo of Hope Valley in Peak District National Park saw voted the winner of the Best Phone Photo category in the Campaign for National Parks Photography Competition 2021. We chatted to Simon to find out more...

Q&A with Young Photographer of the Year 2021 winner Fletcher Foot, aged 14

Fourteen-year-old Fletcher Foot's stunning image of a stonechat in New Forest National Park saw him crowned Young Photographer of the Year in the Campaign for National Parks Photography Competition 2021. We chatted to Fletcher to find out more...

National Parks: New Perspectives bursaries - pitching guidelines

Following on from a successful pre-application workshop earlier this month, we felt it would be useful to share some more pitching guidelines to help you with your application. Tom Palmer, Director of Ocean City Media, explains...

Q&A with Campaign for National Parks Photography Competition 2021 winner Shaun Davey

Photographer Shaun Davey's stunning image of sunset at Porlock Marsh in Exmoor National Park was chosen as the winner of the Campaign for National Parks Photography Competition 2021. We chatted to Shaun to find out more...

'Now, more than ever, the nation needs its National Parks'

Campaign for National Parks' new Chief Executive Dr Rose O'Neill looks to the future as she takes the helm of the only independent charity dedicated to campaigning to protect and improve National Parks in England and Wales.

Award-winning photographer Kieran Metcalfe on the Campaign for National Parks Photography Competition

As we get nearer the deadline for our 2021 Photography Competition (4 Oct 2021), former winner turned judge this year - Kieran Metcalfe - reflects on what the competition means to him...

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