UK national parks: celebrating a country's natural beauty

On Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons, looking towards Cribyn. Photograph: James Osmond/Getty Images I have stood on Hadrian's Wall looking at the long view northwards, with the wind in my face and deep sympathy in my heart for those poor Roman legionaries. I have watched herds of red deer come down to the road to feed less than a mile from hundreds of skiers taking advantage of a late cold snap by making a day trip to the slopes.