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Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national parks to be extended Yorkshire Dales and Lake District national parks to be extended
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The Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales are to be extended, with an extra 188 square miles of land deemed as National Park land. The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales will be extended, with an extra 188 square miles of National Park land.
The changes, which will take effect next August, will bring the boundaries of the two areas much closer together. The Yorkshire Dales will grow by nearly a quarter to the north and west and the Lake District will expand to the east and south.
The Lake District will expand to the east and south, while the Yorkshire Dales will grow to the north and west. The changes, which will take effect in August, will bring the boundaries of the two areas much closer together.
The move was announced earlier by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). The move was announced by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Elizabeth Truss, Secretary of State for Environment, said the parks were part of the UK's "national identity".Elizabeth Truss, Secretary of State for Environment, said the parks were part of the UK's "national identity".
"I am delighted to be able to announce this extension which will join these two unique National Parks and protect even more space for generations to come," she added."I am delighted to be able to announce this extension which will join these two unique National Parks and protect even more space for generations to come," she added.
The move will see the Yorkshire Dales grow by nearly 24% and Lake District by 3%.The move will see the Yorkshire Dales grow by nearly 24% and Lake District by 3%.
Where the changes will be made
Lake District:
Plans include extending an area in the east from Birkbeck Fells Common to Whinfell Common and;
An area in the south from Helsington Barrows to Sizergh Fell, an area north of Sizergh Castle and part of the Lyth Valley
Yorkshire Dales:
The north is set to include parts of the Orton Fells, the northern Howgill Fells, Wild Boar Fell and Mallerstang
The west is set to extend to Barbon, Middleton, Casterton and Leck Fells, the River Lune, and part of Firbank Fell and other fells to the west of the River Lune.
It is hoped the move will boost rural tourism in the area and potentially add millions to the £4bn already generated by visitors to the parks.
Natural England said it welcomed the plans.