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National Park Authorities are uniquely With sufficient core funding and the placed to continue supporting support of partners, National Park sustainable economic growth in Authorities will be able to continue to National Parks, National Parks. Maintaining thriving help National Park economies to grow in living landscapes, where natural assets a sustainable way and contribute to are conserved and enhanced while national prosperity and wellbeing. National Assets people, businesses and communities prosper, now and in the future. England’s National Parks are environmental and cultural assets playing a valuable role in local and national economies. England’s 10 National Parks are special National Park Authorities work closely with Cairngorms places. Covering 9.7% of England by area, communities, businesses and others they are our finest landscapes, with iconic helping them add value and grow,

Loch Lomond and archaeological and historical sites and supporting skills development, investing in the Trossachs valuable wildlife habitats. They are visited infrastructure, and attracting visitors while by millions of people every year and are maintaining a high quality landscape and home to strong communities who care environment. Northumberland passionately for these beautiful areas. Between 2012-16 the number of Economic activity in National Parks is businesses in National Parks grew by Lake District North York Moors underpinned by the high quality more than 10% and over 21,000 jobs environment. Key activities such as were created. The turnover of businesses Yorkshire Dales farming help maintain and enhance the in National Parks in 2016 was £13bn – special qualities of National Parks. making a significant contribution to local Peak District Snowdonia and national economies.

Pembrokeshire Coast The Broads

Brecon Beacons

Exmoor South Downs

NewNew Forest Dartmoor

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330,000hectares is recognised and protected as being of land in the of international people in National Parks have a 24%National Parks conservation 16,000 is designated as primary occupation in agriculture importance Sites of Special Scientific Interest

OVER OVER of people in England 50%live within (SSSIs) travel of a hrs National Park 1 90% of people say 96% 1 National Parks say they want are important every child to of the3 Public to them experience a Forest Estate National Park is in National first hand Parks There are More than 1/5 of Scheduled Monuments in In 2016 National England are in National Parks Park Authorities 94mvisitors provided to National Parks and surrounding In 2016 areas each year, Public spending on spending more National Parks costs National Park > LESS THAN than £5bn and nearly of£13billion turnover was volunteers put generated by supporting businesses in in over 45,000 jobs 100,000 National Parks, work days per 75,000 and employed £1 outdoor education (full time equivalent) year, valued at experiences PER PERSON for children and PER YEAR young people 140,000people £3.4m