National parks

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National parks

• By Stephen Fargher

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Where are the national parks in the UK?
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History of national parks

• The original use of national parks was mainly
  farming or for forestry. The main type of farming
  was sheep farming because of the relief of the
  land.
• In certain areas of national parks there was
  mineral deposits such as coal and copper so the
  area was mined. This brought money into the area
  initially and brought more people to the area for
  work.
• In 1951 the peak district became Britains first
  national park. Now there are 14 national parks
  all over the UK.
• Some national parks have reservoirs due to the
  relief of the land so some water points now take
  place.

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Scenery of some national parks
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Facts

• The peak district was the first national park in
  the UK
• Around 40,000 people live in the parks
• The national parks cover a large area of 600
  square miles with over 2000 km of public rights
  of way.
• The main economic use of the areas are tourism
  and mining and some sheep farming but tourism has
  become the main source of income.

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Attractions

• Walking
• Sailing on lakes and also other water activities
• Rock climbing on the cliffs
• Cycle routes around the parks
• Camping areas

• Mounting biking
• Small traditional pubs
• Shops
• Scenery such as the beautiful landscape
• Some hotels

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Problems with tourism

• With all tourism there is a number of problems
  which is similar for all people.
• One of these is the amount of traffic coming to
  the national parks. This means more roads have to
  be built which will further damage the
  environment and the pollution which is also
  produces may affect some of the wildlife.
• There is also a large problem of litter because
  many people who visit the area also produce
  litter because in a large area such as the peak
  district it is hard to have bins every where and
  to constantly empty them.
• Climbing may result in loss of some wildlife such
  as birds that nest on the rock face

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• Many people concentrate on the tourist areas so
  other small businesses might not get the income
  they need to sustain themselves.
• Due to the large number of people walking along
  the parks many footpaths soil erosion may take
  place or people may damage the many plants if
  they stray off the pathways to explore the area
  further.

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Ways in which to combat the problems

• Try to encourage more people to use public
  transport instead of there own cars.
• To try and conserve the areas more, maybe by
  having fines for those who are caught damaging
  the environment.
• To look after the local people so they dont feel
  alienated in there own home area
• To try and encourage people to take an interest
  in local traditional and to try to get them to go
  into the small shops

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• Try to encourage people to stay longer by having
  a number of hotels and maybe some cafes.
• Encourage people to visit all year round not just
  in the summer when the weather is nice. The
  scenery is often nice when covered in snow
• Try to get people to get the most out of there
  existing resources instead of relying on tourism
  for income
• Better advertisement of some of the national parks

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