Scottish government selects Galloway as preferred site for new national park

Galloway has been selected by the Scottish government as the preferred site for Scotland’s third national park.

The region, which came out top from a shortlist of five, will now be the subject of a consultation and an investigation into its suitability before potentially being made official by 2026. The unsuccessful candidate areas were Lochaber, Loch Awe, Scottish Borders and Tay Forest.

If approved, Galloway will be the first national park to be established since the South Downs on the south-east coast of England in 2010.