Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature APPG

First Registered: 18/06/2025 • Last updated on: 29/06/2026

To engage parliamentarians to act as champions for responsible outdoor recreation and the positive effects that come from access to nature; to encourage more people to have active lives and ensure we have accessible green and blue spaces; and to provide a platform for representative organisations involved in outdoor recreation.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.

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4 Current Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits

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4 Current APPG Officers

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Andy MacNae

Chair & Registered Contact

Labour - Rossendale and Darwen

Joined: 18th June 2025

5 APPG Officer Positions
Baby Loss , Cycling and Walking , Sport and Physical Activity , Terrorism and Security , Transport Safety
6 APPG Memberships
Classics , Fair Elections , Furniture Industry , Mutuals , Schools, Learning and Assessment , Water Pollution

Phil Brickell

Co-Chair

Labour - Bolton West

Joined: 18th June 2025

4 APPG Officer Positions
Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Germany , Magnitsky Sanctions and Reparation , Outdoor Learning
6 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Fair Elections , Political and Media Literacy , Switzerland and Liechtenstein , Taiwan , Waterways

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

Vice Chair

Conservative - Life peer

Joined: 23rd February 2026

3 APPG Officer Positions
Genetic Haemochromatosis , Responsible Credit , Sustainable Finance
1 APPG Membership
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Polly Billington

Treasurer

Labour - East Thanet

Joined: 18th June 2025

4 APPG Officer Positions
Art, Craft and Design in Education , Coastal Communities , Freelancers , Renewable and Sustainable Energy
22 APPG Memberships
British Buses , Cats , Climate Change , Creative Health , Environment , Events , Infrastructure , Micromobility , Music Education , Ocean , Parks and Green Spaces , Performing Arts Education and Training , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Sepsis , South East , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Sustainable Plastics , Tidy Britain , Transport Safety , Water Pollution , Young Carers and Young Adult Carers , Youth Affairs