Have your say on National Park extension plan

Areas such as the Northern Howgill Fells, and the Birkbeck Fells to Whinfell, are included in the area that Natural England has identified as candidates for consideration for National Park status.

The consultation also asks whether, if the Orton Fells are designated, they should be included within the Lake District National Park or the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Although the consultation process has prompted debate about name changes to the expanded National Parks, Natural England is not putting forward proposals for any name change.

Helen Phillips, chief executive of Natural England, said: “The Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks form an essential part of our environmental heritage.

“Potential changes to their boundaries are clearly important and we would not take such a major step without giving as many people as possible the opportunity to scrutinise our proposals.”

People can respond to the consultation, for which the deadline is March 17, via the project website www.lakestodaleslandscapes.org.uk . Further details are available on 0161 273 8235, e-mail  nwdesignationproject@naturalengland.org.uk,  or by writing to Lakes to Dales Landscape Designation Project, Natural England, Bridgewater House, 60 Whitworth Street, Manchester M1 6LT.

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