South Pennines Regional Park

South Pennines Regional Park
The Wessenden Valley south of Marsden in West Yorkshire
Coordinates	53°44′24″N 2°03′29″W / 53.740°N 2.058°W / 53.740; -2.058
Area	460 square miles (1,200 km2)
Elevation	1,873 feet (571 m)
Created	2021
Website	Official website

The South Pennines Regional Park (or South Pennines Park) was a proposed national park that would cover the South Pennines area in Northern England, encompassing parts of Greater Manchester, Lancashire and West Yorkshire. It would also adjoin the borders of two existing national parks; the Yorkshire Dales in the north and the Peak District in the south. The area was named as a prospective national park in the 1940s when the idea of creating national parks was being carried forward, but it was never given the same status as the Peak District, North York Moors or the Yorkshire Dales.

The South Pennines Regional Park was championed by many agencies and charities. Pennine Prospects were awarded Heritage Lottery Funding in 2018. In September 2021, the park was launched under a "self-declaration" scheme, though its status is not recognised by DEFRA.

The organisation behind the proposal closed at the end of 2023.^[1] The South Pennines is the only upland area of England without any designated protection framework.