About us

Our mission our vision

We are the only independent charity dedicated to securing the future of National Parks in England and Wales.

Our independence from Government means we can speak out for Protected Landscapes when no-one else can. Founded in 1936, we bring together a campaigning collective of organisations and individuals from all walks of life, united in common cause. Our first campaigns resulted in the creation of our National Parks. Now, inspired by our past, we fight for the future.

We want a world where nature and people are thriving in our National Parks, where wildlife is wild and natural beauty is protected for generations to come; where everyone, no matter their age or background, can access, feel inspired by and fight to protect the future of these truly amazing landscapes.

With National Parks at the heart of everything we do, we are here to unite, inspire and empower everyone to take action.

Chair Janette Ward says, “The Board of Trustees is immensely proud and excited by the prospect of our new and inspirational Strategy, and what it will achieve for our National Parks, now and looking to an even better future. Many thanks to our colleagues in the National Park Societies, and members of the Council for their invaluable help with this."

You can download our Strategy to 2028 here.

You can download our latest annual report (for the year ending 31 March 2022) here.

As the independent voice of National Parks, we receive no Government funding. We are especially grateful thanks to the following funders who support our work, as well as to other small funders and individual Friends of National Parks:

   

The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund​​​​​​