A win for landscape scale nature recovery in the Yorkshire Dales, creating safe and open spaces for teen girls to experience the wild beauty of Dartmoor and connecting young people to re-vision the future of 500 acres of land in Bannau Brycheiniog. This year’s National Park Protector Award winners revealed at Westminster ceremony. 

Yesterday saw the celebration of individuals and groups who have gone above and beyond in National Parks in England and Wales. In an event hosted in Parliament by Baroness Sue Hayman, we met with incredible people who truly are at the heart of our Parks.  

2024 WINNERS

The winner of the Marsh National Park Nature Award 2024, sponsored by Marsh Charitable Trust and presented by Baroness Kate Parminter, is: 

Kingsdale Head Farm
Catherine Bryan and Tim Yetman purchased Kingsdale Head in 2020 with the aim to increase its biodiversity/carbon sequestration potential. 

2024’s Marsh National Park Nature Award runners up are: 
Hadrian's Wall: Recovering Nature
Wild Haweswater

The winner of the New Perspectives Award 2024, sponsored by Natural England and presented by Tony Juniper, is: 

Girls Do Dartmoor, Kats Koster-Shadbolt
This is a programme for young women creating safe and open spaces for teen girls to experience the wild beauty of Dartmoor. 

2024’s New Perspectives Award runners up are: 
Quantock & Exmoor Ltd
eBony Hikers CIC

The winner of the Young Changemaker of the Year Award 2024, sponsored by Sawday’s and Canopy & Stars and presented by Geeta Ludhra is: 

Penpont Project Youth Leadership Group
This group of young people have brought together farmers, landowners and others to re-vision the future of 500 acres of Welsh upland and river valley. 

2024’s Young Changemaker of the Year Award runners up are: 
Tidy Climbers
William Lock, Exmoor Young Voices

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

A massive thank you to all of our sponsors for helping make our Awards a success.