Respecting the past
This isn’t about keeping things in the past – it’s about carrying the best of our heritage into the future. Our special projects reflect this by:
- Bringing history alive for young people through engaging experiences and learning opportunities.
- investing in our communities to help them plan for the future through community planning, surveys and action on the ground.
- Helping people conserve buildings and special places that hold cultural and historical significance.
- Advising on the management and protection of ancient trees ensuring these national treasures last for generations.
- Providing grants to local communities to help them maintain and celebrate their traditions.
Caring for the present
The National Park has always relied on the who people live and work within it. In more recent centuries, it’s become a place where visitors come to relax, enjoy themselves and find inspiration.
We work with a wide range of groups to balance their needs with those of the landscape. This often requires high-quality negotiating skills to overcome complex and challenging issues:
- Providing information through our visitor information centres.
- Developing and maintaining access to land and water.
- Encouraging responsible use of the countryside.
- Organising and events to celebrate the National Park and support the economy
- Working to conserve our plant and animal species
Planning for the future
Our role in planning is not just to control development – it’s about supporting and managing development with people, not in isolation. We are committed to:
- Creating policies that help manage change in collaboration with everyone from individuals to parish councils.
- Making decisions on planning applications and advising people on how to comply.
- Bringing organisations and volunteers together to ensure action takes place on the ground.
