"The Broads was not established as a national park, but was described at the time as having a 'status equivalent to that of a national park'. It has since adopted the title 'national park' and is a member of the UK national parks family, with the same level of landscape protection and an additional statutory purpose; to protect the interests of navigation. All fifteen national parks in the UK are members of the Association of National Park Authorities (ANPA), which works to promote the UK national parks family and to facilitate training and development between staff and members of all"
"was put forward by locals to be listed as the smallest park in the world in the Guinness Book of Records. It was originally a triangle of land bounded by roads but after road improvements is now a small roundabout. Carlisle Park is located on the southern bank of the River Wansbeck in Morpeth. The park has the William Turner Garden, an aviary, a paddling pool, an ancient woodland, tennis courts, several bowling greens and a skate park. Notably, the park has one of the only four floral clocks in England. In 2018, a statue of Emily Wilding Davison was"
"National parks of the United Kingdom National parks are a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having its own policies and arrangements. Counted together, the United Kingdom has fifteen national parks with ten in England, three in Wales and two in Scotland. These parks are not truly national parks according to the internationally accepted standard of the IUCN but they are areas of outstanding landscape where habitation and commercial activities are restricted. There are currently no national parks in Northern Ireland though there are controversial moves to establish one in the Mourne Mountains. If established,"
"of Parliament, as not being in Central London, so the IWM offer was turned down. Instead they undertook a search over fifty locations and in July 2016 it was announced that Victoria Tower Gardens, the smallest of London's Royal Parks, had been chosen for both the memorial and underground learning centre. Victoria Tower Gardens is a public park along the north bank of the River Thames in London. It is adjacent to the Victoria Tower, the south-western corner of the Palace of Westminster and extends southwards from the Palace to Lambeth Bridge, sandwiched between Millbank and the river. Victoria Tower"
"South Downs National Park The South Downs National Park is England's newest national park, having become fully operational on 1 April 2011. The park, covering an area of in southern England, stretches for from Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in the east through the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex. The national park covers the chalk hills of the South Downs (which on the English Channel coast form the white cliffs of the Seven Sisters and Beachy Head) and a substantial part of a separate physiographic region, the western Weald, with its heavily wooded sandstone and clay"
"Northumberland National Park Northumberland National Park is the northernmost national park in England. It covers an area of more than between the Scottish border in the north to just south of Hadrian's Wall, and it is one of the least populated and least visited of the National Parks. The park lies entirely within Northumberland, covering about a quarter of the county. The park covers several distinct areas. In the north are the Cheviot Hills, a range of hills that mark the border between England and Scotland. Further south, the hills give way to areas of rolling moorland, some of which"
"Downs into a quite different and strongly contrasting physiographic region, the western Weald, taking in the valley of the western River Rother, incised into Lower Greensand bedrock, and the densely wooded hills and valleys of the Greensand Ridge and Weald Clay south of Haslemere. South Downs National Park The South Downs National Park is England's newest national park, having become fully operational on 1 April 2011. The park, covering an area of in southern England, stretches for from Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in the east through the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex. The national park"
"parks. Beginning in 2014 there was a movement to establish the Greater London area as a kind of national park. For details of the established national parks, see: National parks of the United Kingdom National parks are a devolved matter with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having its own policies and arrangements. Counted together, the United Kingdom has fifteen national parks with ten in England, three in Wales and two in Scotland. These parks are not truly national parks according to the internationally accepted standard of the IUCN but they are areas of outstanding landscape where habitation"
"Ojców National Park Ojców National Park () is a national park in Kraków County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland, established in 1956. It takes its name from the village of Ojców, where it also has its headquarters. Chopin visited Ojców in 1829. It is Poland's smallest national park, with an original area of , since expanded to . Of this area, is forested and is strictly protected. The park is approximately north of Kraków, in the Jurassic Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. Karst topography of soluble bedrock characterizes the park, which in addition to two river (the Prądnik and Saspówka) valleys contains"
"Coast Path, which drops to the sea due north of the village, is claimed to be ""the westcountry's highest coastal waterfall, and one of the highest in Britain"", dropping in a series of falls including two of , over horizontal distance. Martinhoe Martinhoe is a small settlement and civil parish in North Devon district of Devon, England. Martinhoe is also within the Exmoor National Park, the smallest National Park in England. In the 2011 census the Martinhoe Parish was recorded as having a population of 159. Martinhoe is in the Combe Martin ward, for elections to the district council. Martinhoe's"
"ten national parks in England, five – the Peak District, the Lake District, the North York Moors, the Yorkshire Dales, and Northumberland National Park – are located partly or entirely in the North. The Lake District includes England's highest peak, Scafell Pike, which rises to , its largest lake, Windermere, and its deepest lake, Wastwater. Northern England is one of the most treeless areas in Europe, and to combat this the government plans to plant over 50 million trees in a new Northern Forest across the region. Dense urban areas have emerged along the coasts and rivers, and they run"
"also announced the official ""Woburn Forest"" title for the site. It is the smallest UK Center Parcs village and opened in spring 2014. In a 2008 interview, Martin Dalby, the chief executive of Center Parcs UK, stated that Woburn would be the last village the company constructed in the UK and that if a sixth village was considered it would probably be located in Ireland. In September 2015, Center Parcs UK announced its intention to build a new site in County Longford, Ireland. Named Longford Forest, it is expected to open in Summer 2019. Each village has a number of"
"Ujście Warty National Park The Ujście Warty National Park, or the Warta River-Mouth National Park in English, () is the youngest of Poland's 23 National Parks. It was created on June 19, 2001, in the region of the lowest stretch of the Warta river, up to its confluence with the Odra (Oder), which marks the Polish–German border. The Park covers an area of within Lubusz Voivodeship. The name ""Ujście Warty"" means ""mouth of the Warta"" – the Polish word ""ujście"" also being used for the termination of a river at another river or lake rather than the sea. The Park"
"2013 the International Dark Sky Association conferred Dark Sky Park status on an area including Northumberland National Park and Kielder; it is the largest protected Dark Sky Park in Europe. Northumberland National Park Northumberland National Park is the northernmost national park in England. It covers an area of more than between the Scottish border in the north to just south of Hadrian's Wall, and it is one of the least populated and least visited of the National Parks. The park lies entirely within Northumberland, covering about a quarter of the county. The park covers several distinct areas. In the north"
"within the National Park, including Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England. It also contains the deepest and largest natural lakes in England, Wast Water and Windermere respectively. The Lake District National Park includes all of the central Lake District, though the town of Kendal, some coastal areas, and the Lakeland Peninsulas are outside the park boundary. The area was designated a national park on 9 May 1951 (less than a month after the first UK national park designation — the Peak District). It retained its original boundaries until 2016 when it was extended by 3% in the direction of"
"established in 2005 and is one of the country's newest national parks. The final episode of the series, ""Cairngorms"", premiered on 10 August 2012. The Cairngorms National Park covers the Cairngorms mountain range in Scotland, and is Britain's largest national park, with an area of 4,528 km2. All three episodes describe the wildlife of each park, the ecosystem, and the people who live near, work, or frequent the parks. The premiere of the first episode attracted 484,000 viewers. Sam Wollaston of ""The Guardian"" called the first episode ""absolutely lovely, the place, the film, everything"", but questioned the logic of premiering"
"trips to the Park, ornithology camps, ecology workshops. In Park there are some walking and cycling trails and two nature walks ""Ptasim szlakiem"" (“Along birds’ trail”), which crosses through the most valuable parts of the Słońsk reserve. The Park's Board owns a small lodge with 5 overnight rooms for 15 persons and a guest-house for about 30 visitors. Ujście Warty National Park The Ujście Warty National Park, or the Warta River-Mouth National Park in English, () is the youngest of Poland's 23 National Parks. It was created on June 19, 2001, in the region of the lowest stretch of the"
"Martinhoe Martinhoe is a small settlement and civil parish in North Devon district of Devon, England. Martinhoe is also within the Exmoor National Park, the smallest National Park in England. In the 2011 census the Martinhoe Parish was recorded as having a population of 159. Martinhoe is in the Combe Martin ward, for elections to the district council. Martinhoe's local government takes the form of a Parish Meeting and as such has no Parish Council nor elected Parish Councillors. The northern boundary of the parish is the coast of the Bristol Channel, along which goes the South West Coast Path."
"on the establishment of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). This in turn led to the passing of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949. The creation of the parks and AONBs was seen as a ""recreational gift to Britain’s returning Second World War service men and women"". By 2018, Britain had 15 National Parks and England had 34 AONBs; ten of the National parks are in England, Wales has three and Scotland has two. In the original list drawn up by Hobhouse, but not published, was the area of the South Pennines."
"the national park is the Little River Gorge, Victoria's deepest gorge, with the Little River descending off the Wulgulmerang plateau over to the Snowy River at an elevation of above sea level. The park provides one of the last natural habitats at the Little River Gorge for the endangered brush-tailed rock wallaby. Numbers for this species are estimated as extremely small, with the rugged terrain making it difficult to accurately monitor the species population. Over 250 native species have been recorded in the park, 29 of which are considered rare or threatened in Victoria, including the long-footed potoroo, spotted quoll"
"Ormtjernet - and this is a compound of ""orm"" m 'snake' (vipera berus), and the finite form of ""tjern"" n 'small lake, tarn'. Ormtjernkampen National Park Ormtjernkampen () is a former national park located in Gausdal municipality in the county of Oppland in Norway. It was in 2011 included in the larger Langsua National Park. It was the smallest national park in Norway and consists primarily of virgin spruce forest, with some lakes and marshes. It was established to preserve the virgin spruce forest that prevailed in Norway prior to the rise of forestry. The park borders on the Ormtjernmyra"
"(frozen rivers were used as roads in wintertime). Gutulia National Park Gutulia National Park () is smallest national park in Norway. The landscape consists of lakes and virginal forests, dominated by spruce, pine and birch. Because of the climate, growth is slow, and many of the spruce trees are hundreds of years old. There is only one marked path through the park. Gutulia lies close to Femundsmarka National Park and protected areas on the Swedish side of the border. The first element is the rivername ""Gutua"", the last element is the finite form of ""li"" f 'hillside'. The name of"
"Tablas de Daimiel National Park Tablas de Daimiel National Park (""Parque Nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel"") is a wetland on the La Mancha plain, a mainly arid area in the province of Ciudad Real. With an area of about 3,000 ha, the park is the smallest of Spain's fifteen national parks. The protected area is in the process of being expanded outside the original nature reserve to include neighbouring dryland farming areas. The expansion is part of efforts to improve the condition of the wetland, which has been damaged by over-exploitation of water resources. As well as having national"
"East, Amur, Mongolia, Magadan and Kamchatka. This is Britain's smallest resident butterfly. It has a very patchy distribution across the UK with its strongholds on the chalk and limestone grasslands of southern England such as the Cotswolds and Salisbury Plain. Across the rest of Britain and Ireland it is often associated with coastal habitats with widely scattered colonies in northern England and the far north of Scotland. ""C. minimus"" live in calcareous grasslands, abandoned quarries, railway and embankments and woodland edges and clearings. Recorded larval food plants are ""Oxytropis campestris"", ""Astragalus alpinus"", ""Lotus corniculatus"", ""Anthyllis vulneraria"", ""Melilotus"", ""Coronilla"", ""Medicago"", ""Anthyllis"
"agricultural products, and environmental services (carbon sinks for example). Tablas de Daimiel National Park Tablas de Daimiel National Park (""Parque Nacional de las Tablas de Daimiel"") is a wetland on the La Mancha plain, a mainly arid area in the province of Ciudad Real. With an area of about 3,000 ha, the park is the smallest of Spain's fifteen national parks. The protected area is in the process of being expanded outside the original nature reserve to include neighbouring dryland farming areas. The expansion is part of efforts to improve the condition of the wetland, which has been damaged by"
"Ormtjernkampen National Park Ormtjernkampen () is a former national park located in Gausdal municipality in the county of Oppland in Norway. It was in 2011 included in the larger Langsua National Park. It was the smallest national park in Norway and consists primarily of virgin spruce forest, with some lakes and marshes. It was established to preserve the virgin spruce forest that prevailed in Norway prior to the rise of forestry. The park borders on the Ormtjernmyra nature reserve. The last element is the finite form of ""kamp"" m 'round mountain'. The first element is the name of the lake"
"Protected areas of Victoria Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. it contained separate protected areas with a total land area of (17.26% of the state's area). Of these, 45 were national parks, totalling (11.32% of the state's area). The parks are managed by Parks Victoria, a state government agency. There are also many smaller state areas which are subject to commercial activity such as logging. The state of Victoria has protected approximately 5.3% of coastal waters. In June 2002, legislation was passed to establish 13 marine national parks and 11 marine sanctuaries. Victoria is the first jurisdiction in"
"the world to create an entire system of highly protected marine national parks at the same time. As of 2011 there are 45 national parks in Victoria. There are 328 nature conservation reserves including: There are natural feature reserves. Protected areas of Victoria Victoria is the smallest mainland state in Australia. it contained separate protected areas with a total land area of (17.26% of the state's area). Of these, 45 were national parks, totalling (11.32% of the state's area). The parks are managed by Parks Victoria, a state government agency. There are also many smaller state areas which are subject"
"Mill Ends Park Mill Ends Park (sometimes mistakenly called Mill's End Park) is a tiny urban park located in the median strip of SW Naito Parkway, approaching esplanade along the Willamette River near SW Taylor Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. The park is a small circle across, with a total area of . It is the smallest park in the world, according to the ""Guinness Book of Records"", which first granted it this recognition in 1971. In 1948 the site that would become Mill Ends Park was intended to be the site for a light pole. When the"
"National Park, the first national park in England (est. 1951). As a consequence, several communities actually reside within both entities. The Peak District is home to many notable, natural, features and also man-made features such as Chatsworth House, the setting for the BBC series ""Pride and Prejudice"". Sheffield City Council has created a new chain of parks spanning the hillside behind Sheffield Station. The park, known as Sheaf Valley Park, has an open-air amphitheatre and will include an arboretum. The site was once home to a medieval deer park, latterly owned by the Duke of Norfolk. Sheffield has six cinema"
"Wasdale Head Wasdale Head is a scattered agricultural hamlet in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Wasdale Head claims to be home of the highest mountain (Scafell Pike), deepest lake (Wastwater), smallest church and biggest liar in England. The last of these claims refers to Will Ritson, who paradoxically proclaimed himself as such. It is located at the head of the valley of Wasdale, and is surrounded by some of England's highest mountains: Scafell Pike, Sca Fell, Great Gable, Kirk Fell and Pillar. The hamlet was the centre of the early years of British rock climbing. There is"
"Authority shares statutory planning functions with the five local authorities within the national park boundary. Only the heads of the Angus Glens are within the park; they only contain one village. Cairngorms National Park Cairngorms National Park (Scottish Gaelic ""Pàirc Nàiseanta a' Mhonaidh Ruaidh"") is a national park in north east Scotland, established in 2003. It was the second of two national parks established by the Scottish Parliament, after Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, set up in 2002. The park covers the Cairngorms range of mountains, and surrounding hills. Already the largest national park in the British Isles,"
"pygmy shrew, is one of the smallest mammals in the world. There are also seventeen species of bat found in Britain: the pipistrelle is the smallest and the most common. Rodents are also numerous across Britain, particularly the brown rat which is by far the most abundant urban animal after humans. Some however, are becoming increasingly rare. Habitat destruction has led to a decrease in the population of dormice and bank voles found in Britain. Due to the introduction of the North American grey squirrel, the red squirrel had become largely extinct in England and Wales, with the last populations"