CPRE has warmly welcomed the report which makes many recommendations that chime with CPRE’s aspirations for the future of these iconic landscapes. The report can be downloaded below, together with a copy of the national press release.

For Gloucestershire:

We are pleased that the Review has endorsed the strong case made over many years that the Forest of Dean should be designated as an AONB. The Forest of Dean was one of the areas originally recommended for designation in the reports which led to the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act and the provisions for AONB designation. A copy of our campaign brochure can be downloaded below.

The Review has also recommended that the Cotswolds AONB should be considered as a strong candidate for National Park status reflecting case put forward by the Cotswolds Conservation Board and supported by CPRE Gloucestershire.

We now await the government’s response.