The Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales has changed its name, which its management says goes against the climate-friendly ethos of the park.
On Monday, the park formally dropped its well-known English name in favour of the Welsh name of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, or the Bannau for short.
Bannau is the Welsh plural for peaks and Brycheiniog refers to the old kingdom of King Brychan, who lived in the fifth century.
The park’s managers said the present name referencing wood-burning, carbon-emitting beacons no longer fits the ethos of the park.
The name change was welcomed by the Welsh nationalist Plaid Cymru party, but the Welsh Conservatives have questioned the cost and impact of the “symbolic” rebrand….