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John Foster, CBE (13 August 1920 – 6 July 2020) was a British environmentalist. He was the first head of the Peak District National Park, the United Kingdom's first national park. He was later the first head of the Countryside Commission for Scotland.

References

1. Ashbrook, Kate. "Foster, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
2. Ashbrook, Kate (26 August 2020). "John Foster obituary". The Guardian.

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