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Creative ways of engaging with visitors in Protected Landscapes

2026 UK-France Study Visit Bursary

Application deadline: 31 October 2025 This £1,000 bursary is an opportunity for a young professional employed in a protected landscape in the UK or France to make a study visit in 2026. This is Phil Holden's sponsored initiative - see below.

Sponsor Phil Here

Phil Holden is cycling 1,000 miles right across France and hoping to raise £1,000 to give a bursary to a young employee of a protected landscape to make a study visit between the UK and France.

Book September EAI Webinar Here

Next Webinar: 23 September, 12 to 1pm National Marine Park Alliance: CNP's vision, priorities for unlocking growth, and wellbeing outcomes for coastal communities. It invites and outlines how protected landscapes can get involved and support the work being done in 2025/26 and beyond.

Read Latest Newsletter

Please read our latest June 2025 Newsletter here.

Read 2024 Annual Report

The EUROPARC 2024 annual report is out now. From projects and policy work to events, EUROPARC Sections, Youth, Sustainable Tourism, and Transboundary programmes Dive in now and explore the highlights from 2024.

Read Conference Report

In November 2024, EAI co-hosted a members conference event at Sheffield University. The conference theme was: Protected Landscapes 2030 – Fitter for the Future: Our Evolving Landscapes in the 21st Century.

Register for Conference

The 2025 EUROPARC Conference will take place from October 7th to 10th in the heart of Lithuania, in the stunning Nemunas River Loops Regional Park. The central theme is "Nature for People, People for Nature" *Early Bird offer 31 July*

Photographic Credits

Photos from: Isles of Scilly AONB, Antrim Coast and Glens AONB / Evelyn McCormick & Kim Glass, Cotswolds Conservation Board, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, North Pennines AONB and European Geopark / Shane Harris, Howardian Hills AONB Unit.