Every schoolchild in England ought to get the chance to “spend a night under the stars” in an idyllic panorama, an unbiased evaluation has prompt.
Helping pupils join with nature by means of visits would guarantee protected areas equivalent to national parks are “open to everyone”, the evaluation’s writer stated.
Julian Glover was requested to review England’s 70-year-old national park system and areas of excellent pure magnificence by the atmosphere secretary.
He says they must be “re-ignited”.
Mr Glover’s evaluation says challenges equivalent to local weather change, biodiversity loss and a development in direction of elevated city residing imply recent concepts are wanted to offer England’s shield landscapes new goal.
Among his suggestions are a National Landscapes Service to behave as a unified physique for the nation’s 10 national parks and 34 areas of excellent pure magnificence, and a 1,000-strong “ranger service” to assist have interaction the general public.