People have had their say after a Welsh national park authority decided to drop their English name so that it is officially known only by its Welsh name. On Monday, April 17, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park decided to erase its English name - 'Brecon Beacons' and to only be named as Bannau Brycheiniog or simply 'y / the Bannau'.
The decision comes a year after Eryri National Park decided to get rid of 'Snowdonia' and 'Snowdon' for its highest peak, which are now only referred by their Welsh names - Eryri and Yr Wyddfa, respectively. According to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park authority, the decision is to reflect their commitment to Welsh culture, language and heritage in direct response to the planet's ongoing climate and ecological crisis.
Its bosses have said that, from Monday - the 66th anniversary of the area being designated a national park - it will instead be known as Bannau Brycheiniog National Park or 'the Bannau' for short. Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog has always been the Welsh name for the park.
