The National parks - challenge exercise: summary analysis has now been published.
It is almost 20 years since Scotland’s first National Parks in Loch Lomond and Trossachs and Cairngorms were established. Both National Parks are home to some of Scotland’s most outstanding scenery, are internationally important areas for nature and receive millions of visitors each year. The Parks work closely with their communities, land managers, local businesses, third sector and individuals to tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis, to help manage facilities for visitors, to promote responsible access, develop sustainable communities and ensure sustainable development.
The current Programme for Government contains a commitment to establish at least one new National Park in Scotland by Spring 2026. To be able to do this in an open and transparent manner, we need to be able to assess any area which is put forward for designation against a set of agreed expectations for what National Parks will deliver for Scotland going forward. This is where we need your help and ideas.
Find out more about the work of Scotland’s existing national parks at: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs and the Cairngorms. Information on National Parks more generally and the designation of Scotland’s first two national parks is available from NatureScot's website.
This activity is taking place on Scottish Government's crowdsourcing platform called Dialogue. The link at the bottom of this page will take you there. Once there:
If you have any problems registering, logging in or using the site please contact DigitalEngagement@gov.scot - we will be available Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
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