The Brecon Beacons National Park is to change its name so that it is officially known only by its Welsh name. It says it is to reflect its commitment to Welsh culture, language and heritage and in direct response to the planet's ongoing climate and ecological crisis. Its bosses have said that, from today - 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 is the Welsh name for the park. Bannau means 'peaks' and Brycheiniog refers to the old kingdom of Wales' fifth century ruler, Brychan. The park's managers said the present name - referencing wood-burning, carbon-emitting beacons - no longer fitted the park's eco ethos, hence the rebrand.
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