On 31st March 2009 the government announced that the picturesque woodland, stunning uplands and beautiful valleys stretching for hundreds of square miles accross Southern England will be made a National Park. The area was recommended for park status over 60 years since the government first announced its intention to designate it as such. The plan was finally approved today by Hilary Benn, the environment secretary and the new South Downs National Park Authority is expected to be established by April 2010 and become fully operational a year later. Today’s decision makes the South Downs England’s ninth National Park, bringing the total areas protected as National Parks to 10, including the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads, which have equivalent status.
National Park status for England’s South Downs
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