Ian Carter balances hopes and fears relating to the controversially proposed designation of Galloway as Scotland’s third National Park. Could it be a step in the right direction for conservation or will it follow previous disappointing precedents?
My wife and I recently returned from a month-long visit to Costa Rica. We spent time in several of the National Parks, at each one marvelling afresh at the natural forest, smothering one slope after another on hills receding into the distance.