Calling for a Chilterns National Park
In 2020, more than ever, we need our open spaces and the green ‘lungs’ around our cities, which provide tranquillity and revitalisation. They strengthen physical and mental resilience for countless people.
Even before Covid-19, it was evident there is increasing pressure on landscapes like the Chilterns. This is a globally significant environment for its chalk streams alone. There are only about 200 chalk streams in the world and 85 per cent of them are in Southern and Eastern England. We must do all we can to preserve them and the landscape which fosters them.
The full argument for a Chiltern National Park, published on politicshome.com can be viewed here.
