THE LIFEBLOOD OF NATIONAL PARKS
The lakes, rivers and streams within our National Parks deliver a range of benefits. They are home to a huge variety of wildlife, provide drinking water to a big part of the UK population, support natural flood management, help tackle climate change, and are, of course, much valued by people as places for recreation and relaxation.
Whether you want to paddle, fish, swim or stroll, there’s something about these blue spaces that bring a whole host of health and wellbeing benefits. The condition of water bodies in National Parks has implications far beyond the boundaries of those Parks with links between the quality of freshwater and the health of our oceans.
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