Agenda item

The Outside Body Report on the Peak District National Park Foundation highlighted the following:

•         Five new trustees had been appointed

•         The 3-year donor funding was coming to an end

•         Income had risen above £1 million

•         An Earthraise campaign had raised £23k towards a Native Tree Nursery for the National Park

The report was noted.

There was a verbal update provided on the Campaign for National Park’s recent report which had mentioned the Peak District National Park in relation to the size of its board, which had the largest membership amongst National Parks.  A fuller report to follow at a future meeting.

A meeting was scheduled on 9 June 2026 between the Campaign for National Parks and National Parks England, to which one of the PDNPA’s Members had been invited.  PDNPA had commented on the CNP report.

DEFRA funded research through the University of Gloucester had looked into soft governance, with a report due shortly.

The Office for Environmental Protection were also producing a report on governance.