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I am quite proud of how this page has expanded this week. I would like to nominate it as a Featured article candidate next week. Can anyone see any obvious holes or glaring deficiencies? -- ALoan (Talk)
Perhaps, a further improvement could be a section on how the conflict are resolved as many will be particular to just English and Welsh NAtional parks. ??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.20.154.205 (talk) 19:43, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
I think the 'List of national parks' should be promoted higher up the page, perhaps as the second section of the article. I just surfed onto this page, and was expecting to see the list more prominently (if only so I could carry on surfing) -- Nojer2 23:02, 5 Dec 2004 (UTC)
In the list the Broads are marked with a ǂ sign but I can see no indication of what this signifies. Could someone in the know add a key to this sign, or remove it, which ever is more appropriate? Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.70.198.250 (talk) 16:19, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I note that the 'Untamed and Dangerous?' subhead has changed to 'Wilderness Areas' . I think the point is that these areas are not wilderness areas, and haven't been since prehistoric times. I preferred the previous heading, which emphasised the popular misconception about wild British landscapes. Any views? Naturenet 13:59, 3 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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This was the WP:UKCOTW last week. I'm thinking of nominating it in WP:FAC later this week, so I'd be grateful for any comments (particularly from non-UK people, in case something is missing). -- ALoan (Talk) 20:15, 2 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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I have created this new template for National parks and AONBs in the UK and would appreciate comments/edits before it goes onto the pages. Thanks Andeggs 23:24, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
I am not sure that it makes sense to add the AONBs to the box for the national parks - there are so many of the former that the latter get a bit swamped. I think it would be best of have one template for all of the national parts of the UK, and separate boxes for AONBs for each nation. I also agree that it makes sense to use the same format for all of them. -- ALoan (Talk) 14:57, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
I've started looking at this page as I've been editing Exmoor trying to get it up to GA & was looking for ideas. I'm amazed that this is still a FA with no inline citations to verify the information given, which may not have been required when it became an FA in 2004 but is now. The list of references given is really External links as it's not clear which bit of information comes from which source. I'm happy to do some of the work on improving this if others are willing to help - otherwise would it be best to put it up for Wikipedia:Featured article review on the grounds that it fails 1(c) of the Wikipedia:Featured article criteria which says "that claims are verifiable against reliable sources and accurately represent the relevant body of published knowledge. Claims are supported with specific evidence and external citations; this involves the provision of a "References" section in which sources are set out, complemented by inline citations where appropriate." Putting it up for FAR may get a wider audience & more people to work on it.
Also can anyone advise on the "correct" National Parks Template I see this was discussed a year ago but has it moved on? - on Exmoor we have ((National_parks_in_the_UK)) but on South Downs I see ((National_Parks_of_England_and_Wales)) wouldn't it be best to be consistent? I've also noticed that the title bar in the template that is on Exmoor & most of the others points to National park rather than National parks of England and Wales - is this deliberate?— Rod talk 21:02, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
Would it be worth having a section in the infoboxes/geoboxes of each of the UK National Parks for a National Park Authority logo? Such as Cornwall does for the Cornwall Council logo? Again, these can probably be obtained as low-res images from various park authority/governmental websites and used as within the fair use policy (WP:RAT). Zangar (talk) 15:10, 14 April 2009 (UTC)
Hi, there is something wrong with the National Parks area figures in km - a wrong algorithm is being used. One mile equals 1,6km. Please double check these figures and correct. Best regards, KL — Preceding unsigned comment added by Krzylig (talk • contribs) 22:29, 29 March 2017 (UTC)
The total square miles taken up by National Parks pre-South Downs is 5,645, not 5,648. After The South Downs officially becomes a National Park, the total will be 6,279, not 6,280. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.139.29.238 (talk) 21:12, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
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I've added a couple of lines at this point since, though it's mentioned further down in the article it's appropriate to recognise in the lede that the set up for the Broads National Park is different. Anyone just reading the start of the article would go off with an incorrect understanding.
On an unconnected note the current text states that 'recreation and tourism bring visitors and funds into the parks, to sustain their conservation efforts and support the local population through jobs and businesses'. The bit about sustaining their conservation efforts gives me cause for concern because for the most part, it is not funds from visitors that goes towards conservation work but rather it is grants direct from government and from other public and quasi-public funds that do so, though clearly the work of the NT and others is supported by visitor donations but that's true across the piece and not just in NPs. Could do with re-crafting, and referencing. cheers Geopersona (talk) 16:16, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
In common with other pages dealing with NPs in the UK, the map is out of date and does not reflect the extensions to the Lakes and Dales in recent years. In any case the boundaries of both Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons are incorrect. Anybody able to fix this? thanks Geopersona (talk) 05:47, 7 June 2020 (UTC)
Per this discussion at FFA, noting the merge discussion here. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 17:42, 26 November 2021 (UTC)