National Parks in the UkBritain's breathing spaces

15 national parks: 2 in Scottland3 in Wales

10 in England:beautiful areas of mountains, meadows,

moorlands, woods and wetlands.They are areas of protected countryside that

everyone can visit, and where people live and work.

When were the National Parks designated?

1951 - Peak District, Lake District, Snowdonia and Dartmoor

1952 - Pembrokeshire Coast and North York Moors

1954 - Yorkshire Dales and Exmoor

1956 - Northumberland

1957 - Brecon Beacons

1989 - The Broads given equivalent status to a National Park

2002 - Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

2003 - Cairngorms

2005 - New Forest

2010 - South Downs

What is a National Park?

protected areas because of their beautiful countryside, wildlife and cultural heritage.

farms, villages and towns are protected along with the countryside and wildlife.

Each National Park Authority employs between 50 to 200 members of paid staff.

Rangers are the eyes and ears of the National Park Authority. They provide a contact between visitors, local people and the National Park Authority.

Rangers

Know the countryside, wildlife and history and talk to visitors and the local community.

Look out for problems on the footpaths (signposts,gates, bridges and stiles) .

Work with volunteeers to fix problems Take school groups into the park Run events for the public

Costs and funding

All National Parks are funded from central government, not from the people who live there (size, number of residents&visitors)

. South Downes: £ 10,589,405

Northumberland: £ 2,777,344

Exmoor: £ 3,978,580

Challenges

Tourism: Tourists create jobs and money for local people, but also bring traffic, erosion etc

Climat change Preservation of wildlife habitats Communities: Farmers, shop owners and local

residents are affected, in good and bad ways, by being in a National Park.

From: http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/

Lake district national park

Photos:

http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/visiting/webcams-videos-and-photos/freephotos

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