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Showing posts with label national parks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label national parks. Show all posts

Saturday, 18 January 2020

The Peak District

Continuing a little with yesterday's theme, here we have hikers at Dovedale, on the Staffordshire and Derbyshire border in the Peak District national park on a bright sunny day.

I really like the rustic wooden bridge.


This area is very popular for Guides, Scouts and other youth organizations to visit, some never having the experience to get out seeing things from a great distance such as these ten and eleven year olds.

Nature here is beautiful and their are natural trails you can follow.

Friday, 17 January 2020

National Parks

The establishment of National Parks in the States expanded upon under the New Deal, lead in the immediate aftermath of WW2 to the then Labour government establishing a framework for National Parks within the UK as much land had been owned and controlled exclusively by estates for the benefit of their owners alone.



Such National Parks are often close to major population centres such as the Peak District surrounding the Manchester, Sheffield, Stoke on Trent and Derbyshire areas in the North and North-west Midlands of England.

This has lead to much camping and hiking activity being made available for the millions in this area including Scouts and Girl Guilding members.