Tales from the National Parks
Season 1
Trying to run a business in the heavily regulated national parks of England and Scotland can be difficult, causing business owners trials and tribulations. This program presented by Richard Macer examines the problems faced by all sides.
Where to Watch Tales from the National Parks • Season 1
3 Episodes
- The Peak District
E2The Peak DistrictA war is breaking out in the charming villages of the Peak District, with walkers, horseriders and residents angry at 4x4 drivers and trailbikers motoring up and down the green lanes for pleasure. So an 80-year-old retired primary school teacher decides to launch a campaign to get the motorists banned from a lane in her village of Great Longstone. Over the next few months the campaign snowballs and more and more villages decide they've had enough of the off-roaders on their lanes. Macer filmed for over a year in the Peak District and was granted exclusive access to the inner workings of how the Park is run. Will the Peak District Park Authority bow down to public pressure or will it side with the off-roaders? - Loch Lomond and The Trossachs
E3Loch Lomond and The TrossachsWhat happens when gold is discovered in the hills around a tiny Scottish village? In the final episode, Richard spends a year in the small remote community of Tyndrum, where gold fever has gripped the residents. The Loch Lomond Park Authority will decide if the goldmine gets permission and there are lots of organisations that think Scotland's first goldmine is an abhorrent idea. The villagers are adamant that the goldmine is the only way prosperity can be brought to their struggling community and they are determined to get the mine approved. But who wins is down to the Park board members who are due to vote on the goldmine at a hearing in the village hall.
