The head of Northumberland National Park has made a plea for fairer resources as the Government tries to encourage more people to visit the UK’s best-loved landscapes.
Around 1.7 million people a year visit the park but the Government wants to increase that number. In a response to the Designated Landscapes Review – which highlighted how national parks and designated areas of outstanding natural beauty are a vital resource for the nation – ministers set out aims for more action to fight climate change and restore nature, but also to ensure that these special places are visited by a more diverse range of people.
That ambition is shared by the organisations running national parks but many of those say that the gap between the aspirations and reality is down to funding.
