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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 14h
Join us at Blue Earth Summit 🌍 We're joining EOCA to explore a topic very close to our hearts: A wilder future for National Parks 🕙 15 Oct, 11:30–13:00 📍 The Upper Deck We’ll explore what a wilder future for National Parks looks like & how we all can be part of the movement to make it happen
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bringing Nature to the Heart of Labour Conference We're joining forces with SERA & partners for Nature Day in Liverpool 🌿 Nature Day at Labour Party Conference 📅 Tue 29 Sept, 9.30-4.30 📍 Liverpool Quakers Meeting House, L1 3BT 🎟️ Free to attend We'd love to see you there!
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This week, we discussed how we can achieve “good growth in every postcode” with the North York Moors Association: 🌿 Make it easier for landowners to restore and rewet peat. 🏡 Use the Protected Landscapes Duty for communities to influence change. 🚌 Devolution presents a major opportunity.
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Taking National Parks to Wild Summit 🏞️ Thank you to everyone who joined our National Parks Reimagined workshop with @wclnews.bsky.social Inspired by our fab guest speakers Roshni Parmar-Hill, Dr Maxwell Ayamba & @sionmcgeever.bsky.social, participants shared their hopes & bold ideas
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Backed by our Friends we’ve changed laws, helped create new Parks, connected thousands of people with nature & stopped damaging legal decisions in their tracks 💚 Will you keep our mission alive by joining us? Every new Friend will have their donation matched 🤝 Join 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/support/join/
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Our Young Changemaker of the Year Award Nominees 🏆 This award commends young volunteers, campaigners and professionals who have gone above & beyond for our Parks Show your love for our National Park protectors in our People’s Choice vote 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/national-par... ⌛Closes Sunday 30 August
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Tirweddau Cymru Landscapes Wales @tirweddaucymru.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
25% of Wales, 100% of Our Future: Why Designated Landscapes Matter More Than Ever! 25% o Gymru, 100% o’n Dyfodol: Pam fod Tirweddau Cymru yn Bwysicach nag Erioed! @campaign4parks.bsky.social @natlandassoc.bsky.social #Cymru #TirweddauCymru landscapeswales.org.uk/25-of-wales-...
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25% of Wales, 100% of Our Future: Why Designated Landscapes Matter More Than Ever - Landscapes Wales
A quarter of Wales – our most treasured mountains, valleys, coasts, farms and communities – lies within Designated Landscapes. These...
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Afonydd Cymru @afonyddcymru.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
North Wales River Trust has been nominated for the People's Choice for @campaign4parks.bsky.social Protector Awards 2026. The nomination is for the trust's Torgoch Project, an initiative to protect an ancient fish species, the Arctic char or Torgoch (red belly) in Welsh. 1/2
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Our New Perspectives Award Nominees 🏆 This award celebrates those that champion National Parks where every person feels welcomed, represented and involved. Show your love for our National Park protectors in our People’s Choice vote 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/national-par... ⌛Closes Sunday 30 August
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Exmoor National Park @exmoornp.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We are delighted that our wetland habitat work (part of the Exmoor Pioneers Project) has received a Marsh National Park Nature Award Nomination 🏆 Share the love-support us as People’s Choice nominee www.cnp.org.uk/national-parks-movement/national-park-protector-awards/ @campaign4parks.bsky.social
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Our Marsh National Park Nature Award Nominees 🏆 This award recognises the contribution of a group, project or campaign that has put nature at the heart of their work. Vote for your People's Choice 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/national-par... ⌛Closes Sunday 30 August
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Our Living Landscape Award Nominees 🏆 Honouring the people whose stewardship helps our landscapes and communities thrive. Share the love for our National Park protectors and pick your People’s Choice nominee 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/.../. ⌛Closes Sunday 30 August
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Tirweddau Cymru Landscapes Wales @tirweddaucymru.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
✅Vote now! / Pleidleisiwch nawr! Congratulations to everyone nominated in the National Park Protector Awards @campaign4parks.bsky.social So excited to see Gareth Davies, See Cymru Differently @rnibcymru.bsky.social, nominated for the People's Choice Award www.cnp.org.uk/national-par...
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National Park Protector Awards
The annual National Park Protector Awards are a vital opportunity to recognise and reward the hard work of people who are at the heart of our Parks.
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Robson Peisley @robsonpeisley.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Incredibly honoured to have been nominated and shortlisted for a National Park Protector Award in the Young Changemaker category! Very grateful to everyone who has supported me on this journey 🫶 Check out all the nominees below and vote for your favourite for the People's Choice category!
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Vote for your People’s Choice nominee 💚 Our judging panel has selected their top 20 National Park Protectors, with the winner to be announced at our award ceremony in October ⌛Voting closes Sunday 30 August Vote 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/.../national...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We're looking for a Communications Officer to join our team 🌞 💸 £28,000-30,000 🕙One-year fixed-term contract 📍 Home based ⌛Full time or part-time Applications close 9pm Sunday 6 September Apply 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/about/jobs/
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Join us at Wild Summit UK 🏞️ Our Wild Summit event, National Parks: Bridges to a Wilder, Fairer Future is grounded in creating the conditions for collective imagination. Learn more and how to get your tickets 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/blog/reimagi...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Happy #WorldRangerDay to all National Park rangers in the UK and beyond 💚🥾 Your work in our Protected Landscapes keeps these places special for everyone 🏞️ Hayden Bridgeman, Ranger Team Leader for Peak District National Park shares what it’s like to be a ranger 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/blog/what-it...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ban disposable BBQs ❌ When treasured landscapes go quickly up in smoke, we lose habitats and species that could take decades to return. It's time to ban disposable BBQs which have been found to be the cause in multiple fires over the years 🔥 Read our full plan 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/our-national...
It's time to ban disposable bbqs in National Parks and National Landscapes
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Helping landscapes become resilient to wildfires 🌿 National Parks contain massive areas of peatland, a powerful wildfire defense We're calling for: 💧Rewetting & restoring all peatlands 💧Ban on disposable BBQs 💧Ban on burning as a land management Read the plan 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/.../wildfire...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Gov't announces 30by30 delivery plan but not the tools Protected Landscapes need to deliver it 🤷 With only 4 years left & less than 10% of land protected, time is running out ⌛ A promise of £37m for Protected Landscapes is welcome but it’s only a fraction of what is needed 📉
📷 Monsol Trail, Peak District © Peaklass
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
📢 National Park Protector Awards nominations close Sunday Four awards up for grabs: 🦋 Marsh National Park Nature Award 🚜 Living Landscapes Award 🤝 New Perspectives Award 🥾 Young Changemaker of the Year Award Nominate here www.cnp.org.uk/national-par...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
BBC Radio Wales' excellent documentary looks at the Glyndŵr National Park 🏞️ Our Policy Manager Gareth explains why we're fully behind the benefits the Park could bring, but are also supportive of the public local inquiry to evaluate concerns raised Listen 👉 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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North East Wales: A Park Too Far? - Part Two - BBC Sounds
Mel Doel travels across Wales asking if a fourth National Park is a good idea.
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Rewilding Britain @rewildingbritain.org.uk · 02/07/2026
Did you know rewilding is helping our National Parks thrive?🌳 From youth-led rewilding at the Penpont Project in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) to peatland restoration at Kingsdale Head in the Yorkshire Dales, projects across Britain are working to make our National Parks wilder. 🧵1/3
Hikers on a grassy trail heading toward green hills and rocky mountains beneath a clear blue sky. Credit: Alex HydeMan with curly hair wearing gloves crouches outdoors arranging stones for a dry-stone wall. Credit: Timothy YetmanRiver winding through a dense evergreen forest in a U-shaped mountain valley under a cloudy sky. Credit: Alex HydeWoman smiling and reaching through lichen-covered tree branches with green leaves. Credit: Andy Pilsbury/Action for Conservation/Penpont Project
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Can National Marine Parks support marine nature recovery? Join our next webinar and hear from experts on why we need to recover nature at sea and the potential role of National Marine Parks 🌊 Tuesday 28 July 12:30 - 2pm Free and open to all 👉 campaignfornationalparks.beaconforms.com/form/30e4e0ef
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Eryri iconic waterfall in SSSI to become hydroelectric development after National Park Authority vote 😡 This narrow vote prioritises profit over nature & goes against the very purposes of National Parks🚧 This is why we're calling for a governance & purpose reform www.cnp.org.uk/resources/le...
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Leading National Parks into the future
Our report Leading National Parks into the future: modernising National Park Authority governance, sets out clear and achievable recommendations grounded in research.
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Do you know a young changemaker? 🥾 Nominations are now open for our Young Changemaker of the Year Award, for devoted volunteers, campaigners and professionals under 35 who have gone above and beyond for National Parks. More... www.cnp.org.uk/.../national...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Do you know a social justice champion? 💪 Nominations are now open for our New Perspectives Award, for those who champion National Parks where every person feels welcomed, represented and involved. More... www.cnp.org.uk/.../national...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Exploring National Parks by bus 🚌 This #BetterTransportWeek we're sharing our Sunday buses car free guide to help you make the most of exploring National Parks 🏞️ www.cnp.org.uk/our-national...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Do you know a living landscapes legend? 🚜 Someone whose stewardship helps our landscapes and communities thrive? Nominations are now open for our Living Landscapes Award 🏆 Nominate here www.cnp.org.uk/national-par...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Do you know a nature hero? 🦋 A group, project or campaign that has put nature at the heart of their work? Nominations are now open for our Marsh National Park Nature Award 🏆 More... www.cnp.org.uk/national-par...
Tim Yetman at our 2024 awards (left) Cows in field (right)
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Exmoor National Park @exmoornp.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Are you a National Park Protector? @campaign4parks.bsky.social National Park Protector Awards are back looking for people who are the heart of our Parks Nominations for 4 awards are open-could you be a winner? Head to their profile to learn more Nominations close 12 July 2026 #changemakers
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Are you a National Park Protector? Our annual Awards are back and we’re looking for the people who are the heart of our Parks ❤️ Learn more and how to nominate 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/national-parks-movement/national-park-protector-awards/ 📅 Nominations close 12 July 2026
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Dive in this #WorldOceanDay 🌊 Our National Marine Parks Alliance is open for anyone with an interest in developing and exploring National Marine Parks 🐟 We'd love to have you on board, learn more and join the alliance 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/.../national...
This world ocean day meet likeminded people, join our national marine parks alliance
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Applications close on Tuesday for our Marine Project Manager so there's only a few days left to apply! 💸 £35,000 – £38,000 per annum 📅 Fixed term: 18 months 📍 Hybrid working, based in Pembrokeshire with occasional travel ⌛ Full-time (35 hours per week) More info 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/about/jobs/
Closing soon! Marine project manager | Rheolwr Prosiect Morol, Application deadline Tuesday 2 June 2026
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Seeking National Park enthusiasts 📢 Defra is recruiting new Members of National Park Authorities Boards, a role putting you at the heart of decisions around England's most awe inspiring landscapes 🌿 📄 Deadline: Midday 16 June 👉 Apply apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/9325
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Kate Ashbrook @campaignerkate.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Happy 90th birthday @campaign4parks.bsky.social defending the parks for all to enjoy @roseoneill.bsky.social @andrewmccloy.bsky.social @openspacessociety.bsky.social @ramblers.org.uk @cprecountryside.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/n...
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Ninety years of leading the national park movement
Ninety years ago today, 26 May 1936, the Standing Committee on National Parks held its first meeting, at 4 Hobart Place in London. This was before there were any national parks in the UK; they were…
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Connected by nature 🏞️ 🐾 Every corridor we protect, every habitat we restore, helps build a stronger network for nature. This European Day of Parks 2026 we're celebrating with Europarc and National Parks UK. Together we are part of a connected future 🌿 #NationalParks #EuropeanDayofParks
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Some good National Parks news this #WorldBeeDay 🐝 More than 100 hectares of lush wildflower habitat are being created in the South Downs to help bees flourish. National Parks play a vital role in landscape scale nature recovery, supporting our native pollinating insect species 🌼
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Marine job alert 🚨🌊 There's still time to apply for our new Marine Project Manager role 💸 £35,000 – £38,000 per annum 📅 Fixed term: 18 months 📍 Hybrid working, based in Pembrokeshire ⌛ Full-time (35 hours per week) Applications close Tuesday 2 June 2026 More info👉 www.cnp.org.uk/about/jobs/
Marine Project Manager 
💸 £35,000 – £38,000 per annum 
📅 Fixed term: 18 months
📍 Hybrid working, based in Pembrokeshire with occasional UK travel
⌛ Full-time (35 hours per week)
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Dartmoor Preservation Association @dpadartmoor.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
#Bus services are limited in many parts of our #NationalParks & Sunday services are particularly scarce. Nationally 71% of leisure trips are made by car or van which rises to 93% in National Parks. The DPA & @campaign4parks.bsky.social are calling for improvements. www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Buses are a great way to explore National Parks 🚌 But it’s clear that bus services are limited on Sundays. While it’s important we make the most of the buses we have, we want to see significant improvements More 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp... @dpadartmoor.bsky.social
Where are the Sunday buses?Map of the Sunday bus services in DartmoorMap of the Sunday bus services in Exmoor
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
📢 We're Hiring! Marine Project Manager Lead our ambitious new project in one of Wales’ most exceptional coastal landscapes. 💸 £35,000 – £38,000 per annum 📅 Fixed term: 18 months 📍 Hybrid working, based in Pembrokeshire ⌛ Full-time (35 hours per week) Learn more 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/about/jobs/
We're hiring, Marine Project Manager
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Seismic political change is afoot in Wales 👀 Amid the swirl of speculation and political soothsaying we wanted to cut through the noise and see how the current manifestos stack up for National Parks in Wales against our Manifesto for Action 💚 Read more 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/blog/welsh-e...
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Welsh Election Manifesto Roundup
We look ahead to the Senedd Elections and question how the Manifestos stack up for National Parks in Wales.
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Thank you to everyone who donated to our Earth Rise appeal with @biggive.bsky.social Your generous donations helped us smash our target in record time 🙌 You will help ramp up our campaigning so that National Parks become wilder places where wildlife and rare habitats recover & thrive 🦋🌼🌿
Thank you for smashing our target for Wilder National Parks
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Dartmoor Preservation Association @dpadartmoor.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The Dartmoor Preservation Association welcomes the launch of the new report from @campaign4parks.bsky.social - Leading National Parks into the Future: Modernising National Park Authority Governance. www.cnp.org.uk/news/new-rep... #Dartmoor #nationalpark #report
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New report: Options for modernising National Park Authority governance
We’ve launched our new report ‘Leading National Parks into the Future: Modernising National Park Authority Governance’.
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Double your impact for wilder National Parks 🌿 2026 marks 90 years of us campaigning and a turning point for nature ⭐ We can ramp up our campaigning so that National Parks become wilder places - but we need your help. Double your donation today 👉 donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
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Kate Jennings @keasdenkate.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Two years on from a Westminster Government commitment to reform the purposes & governance of England's protected landscapes⏲️ 👀, this new CNP report makes recommendations for what a more nature-focussed, equitable and effective future for the governance of our #NationalParks should look like.
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Securing Government commitments 🙌 In 2024, UK Gov't committed to making new laws to reform how English National Parks are governed - 18 months later we’re still waiting ⌛ It’s time for Government to deliver on these promises ⌛ Send a letter to Minister Creagh ✉️
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Reshaping the future of National Parks
Join our campaign to reshape National Park governance, for nature, social justice and future generations.
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Campaign for National Parks @campaign4parks.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
It’s time to transform National Park governance 💪 Our new report - Leading National Parks into the future: modernising National Park Authority governance, sets out clear and achievable recommendations, grounded in evidence Read the report 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/news/new-rep...
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New report: Options for modernising National Park Authority governance
We’ve launched our new report ‘Leading National Parks into the Future: Modernising National Park Authority Governance’.
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