Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to increase tourism to (a) nature reserves and (b) sites of ancient woodland.

VisitBritain and VisitEngland are responsible for marketing the UK and England as tourist destinations. As part of their remit, they manage the £40m Discover England Fund which supports the development of bookable tourism products across England, including the Make Great Memories in England’s National Parks and the Telling the Stories of England projects.

There are several promotional campaigns which VisitBritain and VisitEngland manage, including the international I Travel For, and the domestic Join the World campaign. Both of these campaigns use the UK’s woodlands and countryside to promote the country to visitors.

Additionally, National Parks like Sherwood Forest have featured many times in VisitBritain’s media stories, highlighting their natural beauty and many visitor attractions to the public.