National parks of the United Kingdom are managed areas of outstanding landscape where habitation and commercial activities are restricted. Almost all of the land in the UK national parks is privately owned and managed. There are 14 national parks in the United Kingdom at present with 9 in England covering 7% of England's land area, 3 in Wales covering around 20% of the land area of Wales, and 2 in Scotland covering just over 7% of the land area of Scotland. There are currently no national parks in Northern Ireland though there are controversial moves to establish one in the Mourne Mountains^[1].

Control of national parks in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter with each country having its own policies and arrangements. For details of national parks in the different countries of the United Kingdom, see:

• National parks of England and Wales
• National parks of Northern Ireland
• National parks of Scotland

[edit] See also

• Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• Conservation in the United Kingdom

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• UK National Parks portal website