the Countryside Agency
/ðə ˈkʌntrisaɪd eɪdʒənsi/
/ðə ˈkʌntrisaɪd eɪdʒənsi/
- the British government organization that was responsible between 1999 and 2006 for preserving the countryside in England. It encouraged local authorities to provide parks, and set up and ran national parks and country parks. Some of the work it did is now performed by Natural England.