Introduction to the Peak district National Park
I will begin with what a National Park really is. A National Park is an idea developed in 19th century America, at the time the new country was rapidly developing and settlers were moving in. The first ever National Park was created in 1872, it was named as 'Yellowstone' this began a chain-reaction of National Parks being instated. The size of the parks varied, but were all generally large uninhabited areas of real natural beauty. The fact that these National Parks were protected by the Government stopped any land damage or animal poaching. Britain in comparison to the USA had only a few areas worthy of National Park status, but also began to develop them in the late 1800's through organisations such as 'The National Trust', 'The RSPB' (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) and 'The Council for the Preservation of Rural England'. The first British National Park was in fact the Peak District, and was the first of many. The reason for the urgency to build the parks gradually arose when it was realised that city dwellers needed an escape from their lifestyles and a break in the country. And so people from the busiest cities in England began to visit the relatively newly formed National Parks. From 1951 when the Peak District was announced to have NP status, an influx of others were encountered in the following decade, nine to be precise. Away from human benefits the major factor behind the creation of national Parks was 'Sustainable Development'. Through protecting natural resources we are assured of them be it landscape, plants or animals, it is a long term guarentee to natural survival. And so the Parks were spread all over England and Wales. A late area to emerge into NP recognition were the Norfolk Broads. It wasn't until 1989 when the area was given Government protection and the New Forest National Park was born. As time went on inevitable developments were made and by 1995 an Environmental Act was passed, declaring the National Park purposes as:
I will begin with what a National Park really is. A National Park is an idea developed in 19th century America, at the time the new country was rapidly developing and settlers were moving in. The first ever National Park was created in 1872, it was named as 'Yellowstone' this began a chain-reaction of National Parks being instated. The size of the parks varied, but were all generally large uninhabited areas of real natural beauty. The fact that these National Parks were protected by the Government stopped any land damage or animal poaching. Britain in comparison to the USA had only a few areas worthy of National Park status, but also began to develop them in the late 1800's through organisations such as 'The National Trust', 'The RSPB' (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) and 'The Council for the Preservation of Rural England'. The first British National Park was in fact the Peak District, and was the first of many. The reason for the urgency to build the parks gradually arose when it was realised that city dwellers needed an escape from their lifestyles and a break in the country. And so people from the busiest cities in England began to visit the relatively newly formed National Parks. From 1951 when the Peak District was announced to have NP status, an influx of others were encountered in the following decade, nine to be precise. Away from human benefits the major factor behind the creation of national Parks was 'Sustainable Development'. Through protecting natural resources we are assured of them be it landscape, plants or animals, it is a long term guarentee to natural survival. And so the Parks were spread all over England and Wales. A late area to emerge into NP recognition were the Norfolk Broads. It wasn't until 1989 when the area was given Government protection and the New Forest National Park was born. As time went on inevitable developments were made and by 1995 an Environmental Act was passed, declaring the National Park purposes as:
