Campaign for National Parks

📢 We're Hiring! National Parks Reimagined Manager

💸 £35,000 – £38,000 per annum
📅 Permanent
📍 Home based – within commutable distance to London/South East
⌛ Full-time (35 hours per week)

Applications close 6pm, Monday 6 April

Learn more about the role & how to apply 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/about/jobs/

Good news! New legislation has been passed in Wales which brings environmental governance in line with the rest of the UK

🌿Good news for nature in Wales 🌿

New legislation has been passed in Wales which brings environmental governance in line with the rest of the UK.

The new Bill requires Ministers to set ambitious biodiversity targets to reverse the decline in nature, including nature recovery in National Parks 📈

Visitor levy letter and logos

🚨Visitor Levy plans must deliver for National Parks & Landscapes

We’re concerned Protected Landscapes could lose out unless levy funds are ring-fenced & reinvested locally for nature recovery & environmental protection

We’re ready to work with Gov't to get this right www.cnp.org.uk/news/coaliti...

A group of people standing on rocks on a windy day, one waving. Text reads: Why National Parks need Campaigners

National Parks are shaped by policy as much as scenery. Designation alone isn’t enough to protect nature.
That’s why @campaign4parks.bsky.social exists — independent, evidence-led and driving the biggest change in Parks law in 30 years.
Proud to support their work. Read more 👉 c-js.uk/4qYVv9a

Lake Windermere in the Lake District by Rod Hutchinson

💚Places that matter💚A joint survey by the University of Derby & the Protected Landscapes Partnership is urging people to share how some of our most cherished places make us feel.

Take the survey 👉 lnkd.in/eGsGjKjh

⌛ Deadline is Friday 27th February 2026

Tackling a 45km run is a challenge, but how do we tackle pollution in the river Cleddau? 🤔

As Gareth Ludkin ran the length of the river he spoke to fishermen, farmers & local campaigners to understand how the state of the river has been declining.

Hear from Gareth 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/blog/what-i-...

Rivers At Risk We’re demanding urgent action from Government in England and Wales to protect and prioritise National Park waterways.

Campaign for National Parks - @campaign4parks.bsky.social - are launching their Rivers at Risk campaign today: www.cnp.org.uk/support/camp...

48% of rivers in Welsh National Parks are failing to meet a good ecological standard, according to their Rivers at Risk report.

New FOI findings from Campaign for National Parks reveal a key law protecting National Parks is under threat based on recommendations with no evidence behind them.

Decisions about our most precious landscapes should be guided by evidence and not ideology

📰 The Times (paywall): lnkd.in/evDSgCs2

Don’t weaken Protected Landscapes Protections #ProtectedLandscapesMatter

The only real power National Parks have to secure action for nature under threat ⚠️

We made a Freedom of Information (FOI) request and the findings are alarming - recommendation to scrap the law is not based on evidence 🚨

Take action today 👉 action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our National Marine Parks roundtable event sponsored by Joel James MS, exploring the exciting potential that National Marine Parks have in Wales for land coast and sea.

More on our work 👉 www.cnp.org.uk/about/our-wo...

No more nature damaging policy

The Nuclear Regulatory Review 25 contains alarming proposals including to remove or limit the Protected Landscapes Duty - the only real power National Parks have to protect nature 📢

No more nature damaging policy🌿
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...

@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social

A room full of people sitting at tables looking at a person doing a presentation in front of a screen

CJS have just supported the @campaign4parks.bsky.social Council Meeting & AGM. In this write up from them find out what happened during the event and how much the Campaign is doing for national parks. c-js.uk/3NNdVLl

Cwm Cynfal is Exceptional - It Deserves Protection It’s decision time for the Afon Cynfal. After six years and repeated requests for more information, Eryri National Park Planning Authority is finally set to decide on the fate of Cwm Cynfal on Wedne...

Tomorrow, Eryri National Park Planning Authority will be deciding the fate of Cwm Cynfal 💧

The iconic waterfall within an SSSI is at risk from an electricity project.

Cwm Cynfal is a truly exceptional place, it is not a power station ❌

Add your name today actionnetwork.org/letters/cwm-...

Government must act now or fail nature and the nation New report shows that this Government risks becoming the first to break the law by missing legally binding targets to restore nature. Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL), and 20 members including the ...

The Office of Environmental Protection warns that this Gov't could be the first ever to break the law by missing legally binding nature targets.

Environmental targets must be taken seriously, we ask Gov't for rapid action to reverse wildlife decline by 2030 ⌛
wcl.org.uk/government-m...

Help stop the nature crisis becoming a catastrophe Wildlife and natural places need more protection, not less. But the UK Government is thinking about making it even easier and cheaper for developers to destroy our last few natural spaces. Please ema...

Want to protect nature in National Parks? Message Ed Miliband today 📢

The Fingleton Review recommends removing or constraining the Protected Landscapes duty 😡

⭐We need your help⭐

Sign our letter with @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social below 👇
action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/183790/...

Castell Dinas Bran

We're so pleased to see the Natural Resources Wales board vote to approve the designation of the Glyndŵr National Park 🏞️

Now to look ahead to the next steps of the process 👉
naturalresources.wales/about-us/new...

There’s hope for the future On 16 December, the 76th anniversary of the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, the Campaign for National Parks (CNP) culminated its brilliant New Perspectives project with a cel…

Great event in parliament to celebrate success of @campaign4parks.bsky.social New Perspectives, & now we have a cohort of young leaders & campaigners @tarynnixon.bsky.social @roseoneill.bsky.social @andrewmccloy.bsky.social @vanessarowlands.bsky.social campaignerkate.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/t...

Our Radical Future YouTube video by Campaign for National Parks

We can't believe it's already been a whole week since Our Radical Future event in Parliament 🙌

We could go on about the project but who better to reflect than the young people themselves 👀🎥

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzei...

What a day!👏

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday in Parliament to celebrate Our Radical Future.

What a way to bring our New Perspectives project to a close & spark enthusiasm for young people reshaping the future of National Parks.

Thank you to all of our hosts, speakers & funders

National Parks reimagined

We're pleased to announce that we will be building on the success of New Perspectives, with a new project “National Parks Reimagined”, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The project will scale up youth leadership to drive landscape recovery.

More to come soon!

To enable National Parks to be greener, wilder and more accessible to all, young people must be part of shaping their future. We declare our commitment to ensuring young people from all backgrounds are heard and valued in all key decisions about National Parks to better drive nature recovery, climate resilience, and social justice.

This is our declaration to the radical future of National Parks 💪

Our New Perspectives project has gathered young people to develop, share and lead ideas for the future of National Parks.

Now is the time for real change www.cnp.org.uk/news/our-rad...

Ambassadors with stepping up boot outside of parliament

Ambassadors with Minister Mary Creagh

Stepping up boot outside of parliament

Ambassadors with stepping up boot outside of parliament

Stepping up for National Parks 🥾

Yesterday our amazing Ambassadors met with Protected Landscapes Minister Mary Creagh to talk about the future of our National Parks:

🌿 modern, accessible, youth-friendly governance
🌿 a strategy for dynamic, diverse Boards
🌿 & rapid progress on promised reforms

Dartmoor: Youth Voice Rising YouTube video by Mafia Weekend CIC

'Youth Voice Rising' was created by Mafia Weekend CIC as part of the @campaign4parks.bsky.social New Perspectives Storytelling Grant.

What happens when young people step into a National Park with open eyes, open hearts & a professional videographer by their side?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ODm...

Budget week in Westminster: Implications for National Parks This week has seen a flurry of announcements from Ministers that could have significant consequences for National Parks in England and Wales.

It's been a big week for National Parks...

👉 Ministers unveiled plans for a new overnight accommodation levy
👉 Gov't responded to a nuclear taskforce report proposing dangerous changes to protections
👉 New Water White Paper - vital opportunity to tackle waterways

www.cnp.org.uk/news/budget-...

5 facts: what the National Parks duty means for planning Here are five key facts about what the new duty means for planning decisions which show just how wrong some of the myths being peddled are.

Hidden in today’s Nuclear Taskforce report: a plan to weaken the Protected Landscapes Duty. There’s no evidence this is needed, and it undermines our National Parks ⚠️

Last month, Ministers said they had “no plans to amend” the duty – now they must keep that promise

🔍 5 myths busted: bit.ly/49DarEm

Ydych chi wedi clywed am Barc Cenedlaethol Glyndŵr?

Rydym wedi ymuno â @tirlun.bsky.social i archwilio'r iaith a'r hanes y tu ôl i'r hyn a allai ddod yn enw swyddogol 4ydd Parc Cenedlaethol Cymru

Have you heard about the Glyndŵr National Park?

We have teamed up with @tirlun.bsky.social to explore the language and history behind what could become the official name of Wales’ 4th National Park

We are proud to be in this partnership with @countrysidejobs.bsky.social and look forward to working together to protect and conserve these beautiful landscapes!

✍️The final boundary of the Glyndŵr National Park is being consulted on until Mon 8th Dec.

🌄We strongly believe in the value of National Parks across the UK and fully support these proposals.

📲 Swipe through our gallery for more reasons to support the new National Park.

More at cnp.org.uk

✍️ Mae ymgynghoriad yn cael ei gynnal ar ffin derfynol Parc Cenedlaethol Glyndŵr tan ddydd Llun 8fed o Ragfyr.

🌄 Rydym yn credu'n gryf yng ngwerth Parciau Cenedlaethol ledled y DU ac yn cefnogi'r cynigion hyn yn llwyr.

📲 Swipe trwy ein oriel i ddysgu mwy.