Our Aims

To help us to achieve the vision, the four integrated aims outlined in this section will work together over the 20 year period. These build on the statutory purposes and duty of National Parks while taking account of ongoing pressures between communities, visitors and nature, and key external factors such as climate change and the need for continuing nature recovery. The aims work in harmony, to actively support each other to create a virtuous cycle between people, place and nature. They should be read as an integrated set, rather than in isolation, as actions that deliver one aim will frequently deliver other aims too. In addition, there is no priority in terms of the order of the aims.

Our Objectives

To prioritise the delivery of our aims, a set of five-year objectives with specific targets underpin each aim. The objectives are the priority areas where we collectively can have the most impact in delivering our aims and provide added value over and above what individuals are already delivering. Each objective has an associated target. As with the aims, these objectives will not work in isolation, as actions that deliver an objective will frequently help in delivering other objectives.