Publication - Independent report

Scotland's New National Park Appraisal Panel: final report

Published: 22 July 2024
From: Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Directorate: Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change
ISBN: 9781836015765

This report includes the Appraisal Panel’s advice to Ministers on the extent to which nominated areas meet each of the criteria for consideration for designation as new National Parks.

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Footnotes

1 Cairngorms National Park is 452,800 hectares and Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park is 186,500 hectares.

2 Item No. 9 - Committee report - Nominations for a New National Park.pdf (moderngov.co.uk)

3 See: 2. Overview - Scottish Government Urban Rural Classification 2020 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

4 See: Land Suitability for Woodland Expansion in Scotland: update 2020 | Climate XChange

5 See: https://www.nature.scot/doc/habitats-and-species-habitats-directive-which-occur-scotland-and-which-special-areas-conservation

6 See: https://naei.beis.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=980

7 See: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

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Email: NationalParks@gov.scot

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