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Title: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: Lakeland Lorry on 12:44:18, 07/11/18
Members of the public are being invited to make their views known in what is the first major review of its kind since our National Parks were established in 1949.

Landscape charity Friends of the Lake District has today welcomed a far reaching ‘Landscape Review’ led by Julian Glover on behalf of Environment Secretary Michael Gove.


Everyone is being encouraged to contribute to the review, whether living in a national park or AONB, running a business in them, enjoying visits, caring about landscapes and biodiversity, or representing organisations with views that might shape and improve its findings. It is an opportunity to let the Government know how we want our protected landscapes to look and how they should be managed in the future.


The deadline for public submissions is December 18th 2018. The review will report next year, 70 years after the landmark National Parks Act 1949 that established National Parks in England and it will consider all aspects of England’s National Parks and AONB’s.

You can participate in the review by visiting: https://consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use/landscapes-review-call-for-evidence (https://consult.defra.gov.uk/land-use/landscapes-review-call-for-evidence)


https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2018/11/07/the-future-of-our-national-parks/



Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: April on 14:01:51, 07/11/18
Thanks for the link Lakeland Lorry.

If we are unhappy about the decision made today it is important we tell the Environment Secretary how we want our parks managed as Lakeland Lorry writes.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: Dovegirl on 14:15:26, 07/11/18
Thanks, LL, for the link
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: pdstsp on 14:33:10, 07/11/18
Thanks LL - I have completed the survey.  Strangely I opted not to be anonymous, but my submission reference begins "ANON". 


I found it quite therapeutic.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: fernman on 17:00:42, 07/11/18
I don't like the way the survey immediately asks for your name and email address. They say, "If you enter your email address then you will automatically receive an acknowledgement email when you submit your response. We may also use this to contact you further", but to be honest I'm wary of giving my details to anyone these days, not least a government department. Best thing for me, I think, is to make something up. What are others' views?
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: pdstsp on 17:28:00, 07/11/18
Doesn't particularly worry me - I use a separate email address for the crappy stuff and then generally opt out of receiving anything from the organisations involved as soon as the transaction is over.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: ninthace on 17:31:10, 07/11/18
I don't like the way the survey immediately asks for your name and email address. They say, "If you enter your email address then you will automatically receive an acknowledgement email when you submit your response. We may also use this to contact you further", but to be honest I'm wary of giving my details to anyone these days, not least a government department. Best thing for me, I think, is to make something up. What are others' views?


Fine if you think you can fill it in all in one go.  I gave them my e-junkmail address.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: Rob Goes Walking on 19:15:02, 07/11/18
I don't like the way the survey immediately asks for your name and email address. They say, "If you enter your email address then you will automatically receive an acknowledgement email when you submit your response. We may also use this to contact you further", but to be honest I'm wary of giving my details to anyone these days, not least a government department. Best thing for me, I think, is to make something up. What are others' views?

I used to be very paranoid about being traced and monitored and logged and such (also being attacked, tracked, scammed and harmed by others) but one day I decided I just don't care and now happily give my details to everyone. It's not done me any harm although I get more spam than I'd like. I think ninthace has a good idea by making a junk mail address. You could give them a disposable e-mail address, google "disposable email address" to find many providers of them.

I forgot to add you will want to make up details if you go the disposable e-mail route since anyone can read those e-mails if they get the same address as you.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: Ridge on 20:39:37, 07/11/18
Filled in.
Some things are more important than the slight inconvenience of some possible unwanted emails.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: Petrolhead on 13:31:07, 08/11/18
Done.

Surprisingly, my response made many mentions of the Lake District, Mr Wishhewould Leave and the Sandford Principle.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: April on 19:58:26, 08/11/18
Surprisingly, my response made many mentions of the Lake District, Mr Wishhewould Leave and the Sandford Principle.

 :o

 O0

I have only part completed it, I have saved it to finish later. It wouldn't let me upload a photo. Has anyone else been able to upload one?
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: Ridge on 22:41:07, 08/11/18
Surprisingly, my response made many mentions of the Lake District, Mr Wishhewould Leave and the Sandford Principle.
snap!


It wouldn't let me upload a photo. Has anyone else been able to upload one?
nope
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: pdstsp on 23:03:15, 08/11/18
I managed but there was nowhere to say why it was important
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: ninthace on 23:15:05, 08/11/18
I have only part completed it, I have saved it to finish later. It wouldn't let me upload a photo. Has anyone else been able to upload one?


Yep - no problem at all.  Linked it from my OneDrive Pictures file
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: gunwharfman on 10:05:48, 09/11/18
I do not do surveys, rate us and so on. 'They' are looking for information and the end result is that I get is even more junk emails! Can 'the people' manage capitalism, personally I don't think so. All I think that will happen over the next few decades is more and more areas will be earmarked for so called development and profit. The Lakes and areas like it are prime targets and I think these types of projects will just go on and on.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: ninthace on 11:32:07, 09/11/18
I do not do surveys, rate us and so on. 'They' are looking for information and the end result is that I get is even more junk emails! Can 'the people' manage capitalism, personally I don't think so. All I think that will happen over the next few decades is more and more areas will be earmarked for so called development and profit. The Lakes and areas like it are prime targets and I think these types of projects will just go on and on.
Oh I think you will enjoy this one.  You can tell the lickspittle running dogs of capitalism what to do with the National Parks.  Actually I found it hard to fill in as they asked open questions.  Heaven knows how they are going to analyse the data but I suspect some contractor somewhere is going to get a new car out of it.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: ninthace on 11:41:08, 09/11/18
I have only part completed it, I have saved it to finish later. It wouldn't let me upload a photo. Has anyone else been able to upload one?


Had a thought on this one having just read the small print - it swallows the photo so when you come back to it it says no photo downloaded but the small print says
"You have already uploaded a response to this question. If you would like to remove it, please tick the box below. Alternatively, you may upload a new response to replace your existing one."
If you click the "download now" button, it will let you download the picture to your downloads file - logic says it must have been uploaded to be downloaded.
I sent them one of Innominate Tarn.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: April on 13:56:29, 09/11/18
I found it hard to fill in as they asked open questions.

Yes, me too. I saved the survey to go back to after the non upload of photo and went on to the next question which was a vague open ended question - "What do you think works overall about the present system of National Parks and AONBs in England? Add any points that apply specifically to only National Parks or AONBs".

I was very tired and thought I would be best getting some sleep before trying to answer. I slept better last night but I still find the question difficult to answer. The next question "What do you think does not work overall...." might be easier to answer.

Re the photo ninthace, I think it said "server not available". I was uploading it from my pictures saved on the laptop. I will try again over the weekend, or next week we have a while to complete it.
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: Petrolhead on 14:04:15, 09/11/18
:o

 O0

I have only part completed it, I have saved it to finish later. It wouldn't let me upload a photo. Has anyone else been able to upload one?


Worked for me April.

I'll be honest, I was very tempted to make a Mr Potato Head of Mr Leafe and a Turnip Head of the obvious.


Somehow I retained some adult behaviour...
Title: Re: The Future of our National Parks
Post by: richardh1905 on 17:51:03, 09/11/18
:o

 O0

I have only part completed it, I have saved it to finish later. It wouldn't let me upload a photo. Has anyone else been able to upload one?



I couldn't upload. Crashed when I tried.