The Peak District National Park

The Peak District National Park

I will begin with what a National Park really is. A National Park is

an idea developed in 19th century America, at the time the new country

was rapidly developing and settlers were moving in. The first ever

National Park was created in 1872, it was named as 'Yellowstone' this

began a chain-reaction of National Parks being instated. The size of

the parks varied, but were all generally large uninhabited areas of

real natural beauty. The fact that these National Parks were protected

by the Government stopped any land damage or animal poaching. Britain

in comparison to the USA had only a few areas worthy of National Park

status, but also began to develop them in the late 1800's through

organisations such as 'The National Trust', 'The RSPB' (Royal Society

for the Protection of Birds) and 'The Council for the Preservation of

Rural England'. The first British National Park was in fact the Peak

District, and was the first of many. The reason for the urgency to

build the parks gradually arose when it was realised that city

dwellers needed an escape from their lifestyles and a break in the

country. And so people from the busiest cities in England began to

visit the relatively newly formed National Parks. From 1951 when the

Peak District was announced to have NP status, an influx of others

were encountered in the following decade, nine to be precise. Away

from human benefits the major factor behind the creation of national

Parks was 'Sustainable Development'. Through protecting natural

resources we are assured of them be it landscape, plants or animals,

it is a long term guarentee to natural survival. And so ...

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... park. The mines still remain as a strong

tourist attraction as well as an excavation site for archaeologists.

In more recent times Limestone has been mined to a huge extent so much

so that it has become the most popularly mined mineral. In 1993 for

example 6.1 tonnes were excavated. It can be used in the production of

Iron, Steel and many useful chemicals. A huge human benefit however

has caused untold environmental damage to the soil content and

slightly to the air pollution.

In conclusion the Peak District is an incredibly beautiful natural

area of huge use to man and nature. It is a sustainable area on a

number of fronts and will continue to help naturally and economically,

but will however have some everlasting side effects due to the

industry amongst the parks. I think it's beauty will remain none the

less.