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New Perspectives: Future Leaders Course
Hayley Quarrington on her experience of the weekend residential in Dartmoor National Park.
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The views presented are the author's and not necessarily those of Campaign for National Parks. We are committed to encouraging an open debate about key issues affecting the National Parks. If you are a journalist with a general enquiry or would like to find out more about our campaigns, please email our Senior Communications Officer Harriet at HarrietG@cnp.org.uk
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Dartmoor: Win or lose, we need new access legislation
Lewis Winks from the Right to Roam Campaign on we need new legislation to defend and extend our access to the countryside.
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How National Parks helped shape my career
Olivia Watts shares how her experiences of National Parks guided her careerÂ
Depleting nature, shattering tranquillity – off-roading on green lanes in Protected Landscapes
Fritz Groothues of the Lake District Green Lanes Alliance examines the threat off-road 4x4s and motor bikes pose to the the Lake District National Park
What Nature Can Teach Us
We look at how outdoor education experiences benefit our wellbeing and how all children can have equal opportunities to learn outdoors.
Grasslands – national treasures
Jo Riggall, Grassland Advocacy Officer at Plantlife, on why our species-rich grasslands are national treasures of landscape, nature, and heritage and why they deserve to be valued.
From A4 to For All – 30 years of the Countryside Jobs Service
Kerryn Humphreys, Editor of CJS, takes us back 30 years for a potted history of the Countryside Jobs Service
Safeguarding a great success of our planning system
If Labour's ambitions are to be achieved, they must take full account of the additional protections for National Parks and National Landscape already in place.
Putting the ‘national’ back into England’s National Parks
On the 75th anniversary of their founding legislation, it’s time for the government to reprise England’s National Parks so they can realise their true potential.
A Guide to National Parks Ponies
Roaming our National Parks since as long ago as the Middle Ages, ponies are at home in many Protected Landscapes. Find out more about our most beloved species.
Better Transport Conference 2024
Our Ambassador Freya on her experience as a speaker to the first ever Better Transport conference to speak in a panel focusing on young people.
5 long-distance trails in National Parks
From town to moor, farm to coast, long-distance walks take us on amazing journeys through scenic, nature-rich landscapes. This 75th anniversary year celebrates the creation of some of the best —the country’s National Trails. Tighten your boot laces and come on a tour of five that visit some of our great National Parks.
The sewage scandal
The sewage scandal is – rightly – an election issue: the rivers and lakes of our great National Park should be at the top of the clean up list