Green fields highlighted by sunrays through heavy clouds from Curbar Edge

75th Anniversary (1951-2026)

Content around our 75th Anniversary

75th Anniversary Branding

Just for this year, our logo has updated to reflect our 75th anniversary celebrations.

We have created two different versions of this logo depending on usage. Should you wish to use our 75th logo as part of supporting our milestone birthday, we have curated a downloadable library of both versions. Please ensure you download the correct logo for the intended use.

Please use this logo responsibly and adhere to the branding guidelines which can be found here: 75th Logo Branding Guidelines (484KB)

Official 75^th Logo

This logo is for use for projects, partnerships and collaborations that we are officially involved with.

Official 75^th Logo Library (2MB) ZIP file

Celebration 75^th Logo

This logo is for use for your own Peak District National Park 75^th celebrations, events and reporting.

Celebration 75^th Logo (1.4MB) ZIP file

Events and Activities

75th Anniversary Ranger Walks - a special programme of guided walks led by our Rangers throughout the year.
A New Iconic ‘Tube Map’ of the Peak District - a bold new visitor map highlighting our trails, active travel routes, public transport links and some of our lesser-known places.
Supporting Local Celebrations - working with parish councils and partners to support anniversary events through shared branding and promotion.
National Media Moment - coverage marking our actual 75th birthday in April.
A Landmark 75th Anniversary Report – launching a major report commissioned with the three other UK national parks celebrating their 75th year, calling for policy change and sustainable funding to ensure national parks continue delivering for the nation.
Unearthed: A Photographic Exhibition – in partnership with Buxton International Festival, showcasing stunning and rarely seen images from our photographic archive.
Festival Talks - two talks exploring the past, present and future of the Peak District National Park as part of the Buxton International Festival.
International Connections - exploring a potential twinning with a sister national park overseas, alongside collaborations with railway companies and other transport partners to promote sustainable travel.
75th Anniversary Bell Ringing – bells ringing from 22 church towers across the Peak District in the Derby Diocesan Association on 17 April, our official birthday.

More details will be added as further events are confirmed.

Parish Councils

We would be delighted if your parish would consider incorporating the 75th Anniversary as a theme for your well dressings this year.

Also, for any parishes wanting to take part in the church bell ringing on 17 April, please email: victoria.peel@peakdistrict.gov.uk

Media enquiries

Email: media@peakdistrict.gov.uk

Photos

Copyrighted images are free if supplied with our own press releases. Fees may be applicable. Please be aware we do not have an online or cloud-based image database. For sites owned by large organisations such as the National Trust, please enquire with them directly.

Travel / tourism press enquiries

Anyone needing help with tourism articles should contact Visit Peak District & Derbyshire (tourism marketing body for the whole of the Peak District and Derbyshire).

TV / film locations

We are able to advise on and welcome licence applications for our own landholdings, but regrettably do not offer a scouting or wider locations service for the National Park as a whole. This is due to around 95% of land being within private or large organisational ownership.

You must seek the agreement of the landowners for any filming within the National Park. We do own some of the more spectacular locations, such as Stanage Edge, and a small number of properties.

For more information, go to Filming in the Peak District National Park.

General background on UK national parks

See the UK national parks website.