National parks of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom has 13 national parks, 11 in England and Wales and 2 in Scotland. The New Forest was announced as the United Kingdom's 14th national park on 28 June 2004, but the formal designation order has not been made as of October 2004. A 15th national park is proposed in the South Downs.

For details of the status of the national parks in the United Kingdom and for links to each individual one, please see the articles about the various parts of the UK.

Contents

1 National parks of England and Wales

2 National parks of Scotland

3 National parks of Northern Ireland

4 See also

National parks of England and Wales

Main article: National parks of England and Wales

	National Park	Est.
1	Peak District	1951
2	Lake District	1951
3	Snowdonia National Park Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri	1951
4	Dartmoor	1951
5	Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Parc Cen. Arfordir Penfro	1952
6	North York Moors	1952
7	Yorkshire Dales	1954
8	Exmoor	1954
9	Northumberland National Park	1956
10	Brecon Beacons P. C. Bannau Brycheiniog	1957
11	The Broads National Park	1988
[12]	New Forest	[2004]†
[13]	South Downs National Park	[2006?]‡

† – It was announced that the New Forest would be the next national park on 28 June 2004, but the formal designation order has not been made as of October 2004.
‡ – As of October 2004, the proposal for the South Downs to become a national park is being heard by a public enquiry. Formal designation as a national park may occur in 2006 or 2007.

National parks of Scotland

Main article: National parks of Scotland

	National Park	Est.
1	Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park	2002
2	Cairngorms National Park	2003

National parks of Northern Ireland

Main article: National parks of Northern Ireland

No national parks have been designated in Northern Ireland, but there are moves to establish Northern Ireland's first national park in the Mountains of Mourne.