Good News Stories » outdoors http://goodnewsstories.org Good News Stories from around the World Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:34:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 New national park for UK http://goodnewsstories.org/new-national-park-for-uk/ http://goodnewsstories.org/new-national-park-for-uk/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:30:55 +0000 admin http://goodnewsstories.org/?p=4 From BBC News

The South Downs area has been given national park status almost 60 years to the day since it was recommended.

The South Downs, which covers parts of Sussex and Hampshire, was among 12 areas identified for national parks in the 1940s.

Environment Minister Hilary Benn has said the area will become England’s ninth national park.

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