Part 2 of the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026
Download Part 2 of the Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2026
Mayhew Committee – Commencement of Natural Environment Act National Parks – Letters to & from Cabinet Secretary
APRS Mayhew Committee request to Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin regarding Commencement of Natural Environment Act, Part 2 National Parks and response received.
Natural Environment Bill, National Parks section – stage 3 breifing
This is a briefing we have written for MSPs to inform the Stage 3 debate on the Natural Environment Bill.
Stage 1 Briefing – Natural Environment Bill
We wrote this Briefing for MSPs ahead of the Stage 1 debate on the Natural Environment Bill which takes place on 30th October 2025.
Natural Environment Bill – supplementary evidence to the committee
This supplementary evidence was submitted to the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee in July 2025 following the Scottish Government’s announcement not to proceed with the Galloway and Ayrshire National Park proposal. Whilst the process leading up to the Ministerial Proposal of a new National Park in 2024 was non-statutory, reflecting on the process, we suggest consideration could be given to reviewing aspects of it and potentially amending the legislation.
Letter to Cabinet Secretary on Galloway National Park
Following the decision not to designate Galloway as Scotland's next National Park we have written to Mairi Gougeon, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands about the failure in the process of the designation, and the changes that could be made in the Natural Environment Bill to clarify the process of designating a National Park.
Submission to Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on Natural Environment Bill
This is the SCNP & APRS Submission to the Call for Views on the Natural Environment Bill from the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee.
Comments on the Environmental Report Addendum for Galloway NP Proposal
This is the joint APRS/ SCNP response on the Addendum to the Environmental Report on the Galloway National Park Proposal. Written February 2025
Response to consultation on Galloway National park
This is the final APRS and SCNP joint response to the NatureScot full technical consultation on the proposal for a Galloway National Park.