‘The green lungs of the nation’ have seen their funding fall as much as 40% in real terms over the past decade. James Fisher reports on the struggles of Britain’s national parks.
Two national parks are struggling in the face of severe spending cuts, those in charge have warned. In a statement released last week, Sarah Bryan, CEO of Exmoor National Park, said that she has ‘worked in national parks for 30 years and [has] never seen it anywhere near as bad as this’….