The Campaign for National Parks (CNP)  campaigns to protect and promote National Parks for the benefit and quiet enjoyment of all.  It has developed and led the Mosaic project throughout the last eight years.  It  is an umbrella organisation, representing the interests of nearly 40 environmental and amenity groups across England and Wales, and it gives the voluntary sector a shared vision and voice on all National Park issues. It works to ensure that as many people as possible know, understand and care about National Parks.

Website: www.cnp.org.uk

Address: 6-7 Barnard Mews, London, SW11 1QU.

Email: info@cnp.org.uk

Telephone: 020 7924 4077

The Norfolk and Suffolk Broads is Britain's largest protected wetland and third largest inland waterway, with the status of a national park. It's also home to some of the rarest plants and animals in the UK. The Broads Authority was set up in 1989, with responsibility for conservation, planning, recreation and waterways.

Website: www.broads-authority.gov.uk/index.html

Address: Broads Authority, Dragonfly House, 2 Gilders Way, Norwich, NR3 1UB.

Telephone: 01603 610734

At 368 square miles (954 sq km) in area Dartmoor is the largest upland in southern Britain. Millions of people visit it each year for its dramatic landscapes, varied habitats and wildlife, and cultural heritage. There are some 17,500 protected archaeological remains dating from the bronze age, through the medieval period right up to a recent industrial past. Dartmoor was designated a National Park in 1951

Website: www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/

Address: Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 9JQ.

Telephone: 01626 832093

E-mail:  hq@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk

Exmoor National Park covers 693sq.km approximately 1/3 in North Devon and 2/3 in West Somerset.  The landscape is characterised by coastal heath and cliffs; ancient oak woodland; high moorland plateau; 'cultural' farmed landscape; traditional, sparsely populated settlements and tranquillity and a sense of 'openness and wildness' rare in southern England.

Website: www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk/

Address: Exmoor House, Dulverton, Somerset, TA22 9HL

Telephone: 01398 323665

Email: info@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk

The Lake District National Park came into being on 15 August 1951. Covering 885 square miles, the Lake District National Park is the largest of England's National Parks. It includes one third of the county of Cumbria from Caldbeck in the north to Lindale in the south, from Ravenglass in the west to Shap in the east. The grandeur of its scenery was a major factor in bringing about statutory protection and recognition.

Website: www.lake-district.gov.uk/

Address: Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7RL

Telephone: 01539 724555

Email: hq@lake-district.gov.uk

The New Forest National Park was created in March 2005.  It is the eighth national park in England, the first in the south-east of England and the first to be created for nearly 50 years.  The National Park lies mainly in south-west Hampshire – from east of the Avon Valley to Southampton Water and from the Solent coast to the edge of the Wiltshire chalk downs.

Website: www.newforestnpa.gov.uk/

Address: South Efford House, Milford Road, Everton, Lymington, SO41 0JD

Telephone: 01590 646600

Email: enquiries@newforestnpa.gov.uk

The North York Moors became a National Park in 1952.  The North York Moors National Park Authority works to conserve the landscape, culture and wildlife of the area and it provides opportunities for people to enjoy and understand this beautiful place.

Website: www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/

Address: The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley, York, YO62 5BP.

Telephone: 01439 770657

Email: info@northyorkmoors-npa.gov.uk

Northumberland was designated as a National Park in 1956.  Northumberland National Park is a tranquil place, whose dramatic hills and sheltered valleys stretch from Hadrian's Wall to the Scottish border.  The National Park covers an area of 1049km, or 405 square miles and is the least populated of all the National Parks in England and Wales with a population of around 2000 people. That's only 2 people per square km.

Website: www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/

Address: Eastburn, South Park, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 1BS

Telephone: 01434 605555

Email: enquiries@nnpa.org.uk

The Peak District National Park Authority works with a wide range of partner organization to manage the park for the purposes of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the area; and promoting opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of the area by the public. In pursuing the above, the Authority also has a duty to seek to foster the economic and social well-being of the local communities within the National Park.

Website: www.peakdistrict.org/index/visiting.htm

Address: Peak District, National Park Authority, Aldern House, Baslow Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AE.

Telephone: 01629 816200

Email: customer.service@peakdistrict.gov.uk

Established in 1954, the Yorkshire Dales National Park has outstanding scenery, a range of wildlife habitats and a rich cultural heritage. It’s a special place – a fantastic outdoor arena for recreation and peaceful relaxation and a haven for wildlife.  Covering an area of 1,762 square kilometres (680 square miles), the National Park is located in the north of England, and straddles the central Pennines in the counties of North Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Website: www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/
Address: Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 3EL
Telephone: 0300 456 0030
Email: info@yorkshiredales.org.uk

The first Youth Hostel was started 100 years ago and since then the idea has spread right around the world. The Youth Hostels Association has 87 youth hostels in the English and Welsh National Parks.  Anyone can stay with YHA.  Their accommodation and social spaces, and their tradition of sharing, offers everyone the chance to mix with and meet people from other communities and from around the world.  Through YHA, people are able to explore new places, to understand different cultures: an experience which encourages and enhances the growth of all.

Address: Trevelyan House, Dimple Road, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3YH

Telephone: 01629 592600

Email: customerservices@yha.org.uk

Natural England is an independent public body whose purpose is to protect and improve England’s natural environment and encourage people to enjoy and get involved in their surroundings.  Their broad remit means that their reach extends across the country. They work with people such as farmers, town and country planners, researchers and scientists, and the general public on a range of schemes and initiatives.  Put simply, their aim is to create a better natural environment that covers all of our urban, country and coastal landscapes, along with all of the animals, plants and other organisms that live with us.

Website: www.naturalengland.org.uk/

Address: Natural England, 1 East Parade, Sheffield, S1 2ET

Telephone: 0114 241 8920

Email: enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk

The Big Lottery Fund is the largest distributor of Lottery money to good causes.  They are responsible for giving out half the money raised by the National Lottery for good causes: 14 pence of every pound spent on a Lottery Ticket.  The Big Lottery Funds gives close to £2 million in lottery good cause money every 24 hours, which together with other Lottery distributors means that across the UK most people are within a few miles of a Lottery-funded project.  The Big Lottery Fund is committed to bringing real improvements to communities, and to the lives of people most in need.

Website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/

Address: 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE.

Telephone: 08454 102030

Email: general.enquiries@biglotteryfund.org.uk

Nationwide plays a strong role in supporting communities and their financial performance enables them to help protect the natural environment.

Website: www.nationwide.co.uk

Address: Corporate Responsibility, Nationwide Building Society, Nationwide House, Pipers Way, Swindon, SN38 3FN.

Telephone: 01793 656145