Partnership Plan 2025-2030

The National Park Authority is required to prepare and keep under review a Management Plan for the area to deliver the statutory objectives of the National Park (our National Park Purposes and Duty). The Plan is for the National Park as a whole and involves many organisations and people, and so is called a Partnership Plan.

It describes the special qualities of the National Park and sets out:

• The opportunities and challenges facing Exmoor
• A long-term vision, ambitions and objectives, reflecting the Government’s vision and priorities for all National Parks, and demonstrates how Exmoor can help deliver these
• Bold targets to focus partnership action on over the five-year timeframe of the Plan and beyond.

Download the draft plan published for consultation (PDF)

A final draft plan will be considered for adoption by the Exmoor National Park Authority on July 8 2025.

The development of the plan has involved extensive public engagement and consultation.

Summary Engagement and Consultation report (PDF) (coming soon!)

Preparing the plan

The National Park Authority, working with partners serving on a Steering Group, have taken the following steps in preparing the final plan:

State of Park Report

This is the evidence base. You can see the

• Summary State of the Park Report (PDF)
• Full State of the Park Report (PDF)

Public Opinion Survey

An extensive  public opinion survey survey was undertaken to gather views and perceptions on the issues and challenges facing Exmoor.

• Survey report (PDF).

Public Consultation

Once evidence had been gathered a draft plan was developed This was the subject of a further period of public consultation.

• Summary consultation report (PDF)
• Consultation comments and responses (PDF)

Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitats Regulation Assessment

• Sustainability Appraisal   - Non Technical Summary (PDF), Full report (PDF), Adoption Statement (PDF)
• Habitats Regulations Assessment - screening assessment final report (PDF)

Climate Targets

The proposed targets for a net zero National Park and carbon sequestration  are based on evidence from the Carbon Footprint analysis undertaken for Exmoor National Park including land use targets Exmoor's Carbon Footprint | Exmoor