Nature Minister visits Exmoor National Park

The minister joined CEO Sarah Bryan, to view some of the ENPA projects aiding peatland restoration, temperate rainforest recovery, meadow management and reinforcement of rare or endangered species such as water voles, marsh fritillary butterflies and pine martens.

CEO of Exmoor National Park Sarah Bryan said:

“We were delighted to welcome Minister Mary Creagh to Exmoor and to have the opportunity to showcase some of the exciting work that is happening here in the National Park by farmers, landowners, trusts, charities and the National Park Authority itself.  We were particularly keen for the Minister to see how a variety of alternative funding streams are being used to deliver nature and landscape recovery projects in the National Park; including the National Lottery Heritage fund, Environmental Land Management schemes, Farming in Protected Landscapes grants, the ‘Caremoor for Exmoor’ donation platform, and green finance.

If we are to meet our international commitments to protect nature and reduce our carbon emissions, the people who live and work in National Parks will have a key role to play. Innovation and partnership working will be vital for us to achieve our ambitions; to create landscapes that are better for nature, better for people and help us mitigate and adapt to climate change.”

Nature Minister Mary Creagh said:

“Our National Parks are the beating heart of nature in this country, and it was a pleasure to visit Exmoor National Park this week, just as millions of people do every year. It was wonderful to see some of the work that is taking place to look after some of our rarest and most precious habitats, including temperate rainforests and peatlands.

“This Government is committed to protecting 30% of land for nature by 2030, and our National Parks have a crucial role to play in achieving this. Embracing innovation and making use of a range of new funding streams, as is already happening at Exmoor National Park Authority, will ensure that our National Parks can deliver even more for people and nature into the future.”

View more on what Exmoor National Park Authority are doing for nature at

www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/nature-and-landscape