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	National parks of England and Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite the name, national parks in England and Wales are quite different from those in many other countries, where national parks are owned and managed by the government as a protected community resource, and permanent human communities are not a part of the landscape.
		The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.
		In England and Wales, designation as a national park can include substantial settlements and land uses which are often integral parts of the landscape, and land within a national park remains largely in private ownership.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_parks_of_England_and_Wales (2583 words)

	Wikinfo England
		England comprises most of the southern half of the island of Great Britain, bordered to the north by Scotland and to the west by Wales.
		England (formerly the Kingdom of England up to its merger with Scotland in 1707, which created the Kingdom of Great Britain) is the largest and most densely populated of the nations that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
		According to the 2001 census the population of England was 49,138,831.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=England (396 words)

	Naturenet: UK National Parks
		National Parks in Scotland are slightly different from those in England and Wales.
		National Parks and similar designations in the UK National Parks in the UK are areas which were mostly set aside in the 1950s and 1960s by the state because of their outstanding value in terms of natural beauty, ecological, archaeological, geological and other features, and recreational value.
		In England and Wales they are responsible for conserving and enhancing the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Park and improving opportunities for public understanding and enjoyment of the Park.
	www.naturenet.net /status/npark.html (1073 words)

	National Parks
		The Lake District is one of eleven national Parks in England and Wales.
		National parks (kokuritsu kouen) are defined and administered by the Environmental Agency, while quasi-national parks (kokutei kouen) are administered by the prefectural governments in association with the Ministry of Public Welfare.
		One of the primary concerns of the report was that the parkland should not be nationalised -- the land would remain privately owned.
	www.lajzar.co.uk /sci/tourism.html (4869 words)

	BBC News UK National parks future under scrutiny
		Delegates from the 11 national parks across England and Wales are meeting to discuss how to revive rural areas.
		Martin Fitton, chief executive of the National Park Authorities, said: "The effect of the foot and mouth crisis is still very much in our minds.
		One crucial issue on the agenda is farming as the national parks depend on agriculture.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1549093.stm (198 words)

	National Parks of England and Wales - UK Safari
		The most spectacular and dramatic areas of the country in England and Wales were given the status of "National Parks" by Parliament, following a report written by John Dower in 1945.
		National Parks of England and Wales - UK Safari
		Description: A beautiful area in West Wales, featuring rugged cliffs, wide bays and small islands and open moorland.
	www.uksafari.com /wildplaces/nationalparks.htm (552 words)

	BBC NEWS UK Wales South West Wales Assembly criticised over Bluestone
		She said the plans for a brand new holiday village were "without precedent in any of the national parks in England or Wales" and would cause "huge damage" to the park.
		The National Parks Authority is due to rule on whether to allow the scheme to go ahead in a meeting on 28 January.
		The National Parks watchdog has said this week's decision not to call in the plans for the Bluestone development sets a dangerous precedent.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/3406151.stm (418 words)

	GO-Guide - National Parks in England and Wales
		The smallest of the National Parks, the North York Moors contains the largest expanse of heather moorland in England and Wales bounded on the north by the Plain of Cleveland and on the south by the vales of Pickering and York.
		This National Park is better known as a boating centre and there are a multitude of boat hire companies that offer a holiday on water.
		The Yorkshire Dales National Park is home to a rich collection of landscapes, from heather-topped moors to colourful hay-meadows.
	www.getoutguide.co.uk /outdoors/national_parks.htm (1460 words)

	National parks
		There are currently eleven national parks in England and Wales established under the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act.
		In 1916, the National Park Service was established to administer the national parks in the United States, where there are now about 5,000 state parks and 50 national parks.
		Above: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California.
	www.cyberium.co.uk /parkhistory/Nationalparks.html (242 words)

	Council for National Parks Home
		The Council for National Parks is the charity that works to protect and enhance the National Parks of England and Wales, and areas that merit National Park status and promote understanding and quiet enjoyment of them for the benefit of all.
		The National Parks of England and Wales are among the most beautiful and valued landscapes in the British Isles, containing some of our most breathtaking scenery, rare wildlife and cultural heritage.
		The Council for National Parks is a Registered Charity No. 295336 and Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in England and Wales at 6/7 Barnard Mews, London, SW11 1QU (No. 2045556).
	www.cnp.org.uk (700 words)

	GeoTopics @ GeoNet
		Most National Parks are located in upland areas of northern England and Wales (map).
		National Parks of England and Wales defined by an Act of Parliament (1949) as:
		National Parks are protected areas of outstanding natural beauty.
	www.bennett.karoo.net /topics/nationalpks.html (178 words)

	National Park
		The Council for National Parks - "working to protect and enhance the National Parks of England and Wales, and other areas that merit National Park status, and to promote their understanding and quiet enjoyment for the benefit of all".
		The Scottish Council for National Parks is working to protect and enhance national parks in Scotland and to promote the case for new national parks.
		The New Forest is to be the first National Park in the UK of the 21st century, the Government announced in June 2004.
	www.mylinkspage.com /natpark.html (1893 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The National Parks of England and Wales
		Unlike national parks in many parts of the world, those in England and Wales are not remote, uninhabited regions, but areas that are both lived in and worked in, therefore there is also a duty to:
		The most northerly of the national parks, it meets the Scottish border at the Cheviot Hills to the north and Hadrian's Wall to the south.
		Most of the land within the national parks is privately owned.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A673490 (1093 words)

	‘Lack of lowland National Parks in England and Wales is regarded as a “striking weakness”
		The fact that English and Welsh national parks are found in hilly/inaccessible areas in the North and West of the country can be explained in part by the natural beauty of these areas, but also by their infertility and remoteness.
		A national park allows the co-ordination of policy over a wide area, which is likely to benefit both conservation and employment; the government should act quickly in order to safeguard an irreplaceable resource for future generations.
		The first national park, the Peak District, was instituted at the end of the Second World War to protect the highland area between Manchester and Sheffield.
	www.efl.arts.gla.ac.uk /writing/Arts/PARKS.htm (1152 words)

	A Hotlist on National Parks
		Use the links below to find out all the information you need for your study of the National Parks of England and Wales.
		The Lake District National Park is the biggest of England's National Parks
		Norfolk Broads- The Broads National Park, situated in Norfolk and Suffolk, is the newest National Park in England and Wales.
	www.kn.pacbell.com /wired/fil/pages/listnationallr.html (271 words)

	NATIONALPARKSDME
		National Parks in England and Wales are defined as areas of outstanding natural beauty which are protected by law.
		The National Parks in England and Wales are 'living and dynamic environments.
		We have looked at all the resources in class and by now you should be gaining an understanding of how National Parks are managed in different countries and what the issues associated with them are.
	website.lineone.net /~dazrussell/nationalparksanddme.html (1009 words)

	DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND CONTROL IN NATIONAL PARKS IN ENGLAND AND WALES: page 3
		This provides the opportunity to examine the practices of older National Parks in England and Wales and to apply pertinent lessons learnt in the formulation of a planning system suited to the particular demands of these Scottish landscapes, and their development pressures.
		Chapter 3 Current Practice in England and Wales: provides an overview, on an area by area basis, of the five National Parks; their characteristics, development pressures, the organisation and delivery of planning and development control.
		1.13 In England and Wales, the planning authorities for NPs and AONB have sought to protect the local character by adopting a conservative approach which precludes the introduction of modern architecture.
	www.scotland.gov.uk /cru/kd01/orange/dpcnp-03.asp (1177 words)

	National parks of England and Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite the name, national parks in England and Wales are quite different from those in many other countries, where national parks are owned and managed by the government as a protected community resource, and permanent human communities are not a part of the landscape.
		The national parks of England and Wales are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape that are designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949.
		In England and Wales, designation as a national park can include substantial settlements and land uses which are often integral parts of the landscape, and land within a national park remains largely in private ownership.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_parks_of_England_and_Wales (2448 words)

	Natural Selection: subject gateway to the natural world
		A clickable map of England allows access to regional information on the locations of AONBs, community forests, national parks, national trails and heritage coast.
		The National Parks Association of NSW (New South Wales) is a non-government conservation group working to protect natural areas of New South Wales.
		Established in 1963, CPAWS is dedicated to the protection of wildlife and habitats in Canada's national parks and other wilderness areas.
	nature.ac.uk /browse/333.78.html (6252 words)

	Caffyn and Prosser (1998) A review of policies for "quiet areas" in the national parks of England and Wales
		A review of policies for "quiet areas" in the national parks of England and Wales
		Caffyn and Prosser (1998) A review of policies for "quiet areas" in the national parks of England and Wales
		national-park; wilderness; England; Wales; conservation; conflict-management; tourism; policy
	www.getcited.org /?PUB=103338515&showStat=Ratings (107 words)

	Liberal Democrats, Southport 98, Main Hall
		2 Ensure National Park Authorities have sufficient resources to carry out this duty; the special problems of National Parks should be specifically recognised in the criteria for regional aid and national community development initiatives.
		a) Weakening of environmental protection is not the answer; National Parks are a national asset and their management must reflect this.
		vi) That National Park Authorities are often resented; local people and their representatives often argue, for example, that planning restrictions should be relaxed.
	www.cix.co.uk /~awindow/sothport/mh06.htm (413 words)

	Discovering the National Parks of England and Wales
		Discovering The National Parks of England and Wales on CD-ROM -
		Covering all eleven of the National Parks, it presents the user with a landform map of the chosen park from which the many interactive features can be selected:-
		Prepared with the full support of the Association of National Park Authorities, it is sponsored by both the outdoor specialists Berghaus and the Ordnance Survey, for whom there are dedicated sections.
	www.microcolour.com /os_national_parks.htm (173 words)

	www.gwales.com - 1850587116, Poetry in the Parks - A Celebration of the National Parks of England and Wales in Poems and Photographs
		A colour-illustrated celebration of the eleven National Parks of England and Wales through the powerful medium of over one hundred extracts of uplifting poetry and over forty enchanting photographic images.
		Poetry in the Parks - A Celebration of the National Parks of England and Wales in Poems and Photographs
		www.gwales.com - 1850587116, Poetry in the Parks - A Celebration of the National Parks of England and Wales in Poems and Photographs
	www.gwales.com /goto/biblio/en/1850587116 (115 words)

	50 Places @ nationalgeographic.com
		The Lake District is the largest of the 11 national parks of England and Wales.
		The Lake District of northwest England was immortalized by mighty poets.
		Their verses fill the universe’s memory bank with crags and gray satin waters, and hills of trees down to the lake shores.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /traveler/eld.html (310 words)

	GeoResources - Geography website
		The National Parks of England and Wales contain the bulk of what we have come to regard as 'our most beautiful landscapes'.
		Without the protection offered by the National Parks, it is unlikely that we would have retained these very important areas in their current state for future generations to enjoy.
		You can use this case study to learn some general information about the British National Parks, to research a particular National Park or to learn about how decisions affecting the Parks are made.
	www.georesources.co.uk /natpark.htm (139 words)

	The George Wright Society: Current Conferences of Note
		As the first National Parks in England and Wales were establishment during the years following publication of the National Parks Act of 1949, it is proposed to celebrate this first half-century with a conference.
		In 1995, an accord was signed by government heritage and countryside management agencies in England and Wales, formalising an agreement to offer more comprehensive oversight in managing and protecting the parks’ historic environments.
		The conference is being organised by the UK National Park Authorities and a consortium of government bodies (English Heritage, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales).
	www.georgewright.org /otherconfs.html (720 words)

	RP29. National Parks
		University of Edinburgh Tourism and Recreation Research Unit, 1981, 'National parks: a study of rural economies' (study of the economies of rural communities in the national parks of England and Wales).
		Woodward, R., 1999, 'Gunning for rural England: the politics of the promotion of military land use in the Northumberland National Park', Journal of Rural Studies 15 (1), January.
		Anfield, John, 1988, 'The role of the planner in National Parks', The Planner, 74 (1), January.
	www.nottingham.ac.uk /sbe/planbiblios/bibs/country/29.html (5797 words)

	Council for National Parks Home
		The Council for National Parks is the charity that works to protect and enhance the National Parks of England and Wales, and areas that merit National Park status and promote understanding and quiet enjoyment of them for the benefit of all.
		The National Parks of England and Wales are among the most beautiful and valued landscapes in the British Isles, containing some of our most breathtaking scenery, rare wildlife and cultural heritage.
		The Council for National Parks is a Registered Charity No. 295336 and Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in England and Wales at 6/7 Barnard Mews, London, SW11 1QU (No. 2045556).
	www.cnp.org.uk (825 words)

	parks/wild spaces
		Population growth rates in these areas are typically 2 percentage points above the national average and it threatens to eliminate the diversity of habitats and cultures, in addition to the peace and quiet that national parks currently house.
		The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is the smallest National Park in England and Wales, (although it has the highest population density).
		This is the website for the National Park Service with information on all of the National Parks and other protected areas in the United States.
	www.oneearth.org /earth/parks.htm (604 words)

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