Sizing up the UK's National Parks Quiz

Lying between Inverness and Aberdeen in north east Scotland, the Cairngorms National Park is the UK's largest, covering an area of over 4,500 square km, or around 1,750 square miles. It includes the mountain range called the Cairngorms, hill ranges, lochs and rivers. It is also home to a range of wildlife, and people.

The park includes one of Scotland's most popular skiing areas, Aviemore, and is home to some of the UK's rarest wildlife, such as the capercaillie.

The first designated National Parks were chosen in 1951 and the Lake District, in Cumbria, was among them. As the name implies, there are lakes there, lots of them, including England's largest, Windermere. Coniston Water's shape, long and straight, meant it was where many attempts to break the water speed record took place. Both Malcolm Campbell and his son, Donald, set records there but the lake also saw the death of Donald when his craft crashed in 1967.

Other lakes in the region are Ullswater, Derwentwater and Thirlmere. The area of the National Park is just under 2,300 square km or 885 square miles.

Located in north west Wales, and containing the highest mountain in the country, Snowdonia was created a National Park in 1951. It is now commonly referred to by its Welsh name of Eyri, while Mount Snowdon is called Yr Wyddfa.

The National Park has an area of over 2,140 square km, which is around 830 square miles. As well as the mountainous region, it has some coastline on Cardigan Bay and various lakes and rivers. It also has areas of wetland including Llyn Tegid, known as Lake Bala in English.

Situated in south east England, the South Downs National Park covers parts of Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex, and includes some of the famous white cliffs such as Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters. There is a public footpath which runs for 160 km (100 miles) from Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in the east. The whole National Park covers an area of over 1,600 square km/630 square miles.

The chalk makes the South Downs Park different from others, and there are two well known figures cut into the Downs - the Litlington White Horse and the Long Man of Wilmington.

As the name implies, this National Park consists of high land. It is primarily situated in Derbyshire but parts are in several other counties including Cheshire and Staffordshire. The total area is over 1,400 square km, or 560 square miles. It was designated as a National Park in April 1951, making it the UK's first.

The highest point is Kinder Scout, an area of upland reaching over 630 metres (nearly 2,100 feet). The name of the Park is something of a misnomer, as there are few peaks - the terrain is mainly plateaus and rolling moors. There is plenty of wildlife to be seen, though, with the area particularly known for its population of hares.

The Welsh name is now the official name for the National Park, which is located in south Wales. It is the most recent of the three National Parks of Wales, dating from 1957. It contains Pen y Fan, the highest mountain in the southern half of Wales. Most of the Park is in Powys, with parts in Monmouthshire and Carmarthenshire.

The area is much wider than just the mountain range, and extends to 1,340 square km, which is around 520 square miles. The region is used by the Armed Forces, particularly the Special Forces (SAS and SBS) for training and there is an army training centre at nearby Sennybridge. The Park also has caves to explore, with Dan yr Ogof particularly popular with visitors.

My apologies for the slightly cryptic clue, which was meant to guide you towards 'beacon'.

Located in southern Devon, Dartmoor is one of the wildest areas of England. It's where Arthur Conan Doyle set 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' and is home to one of the UK's prisons, although this is likely to be closed in the not too distant future. Dartmoor was one of the original National Parks, opened in 1951.

Dartmoor is another region widely used for Army training, so access to some parts is restricted. There is still plenty to see, with wildlife including several species of bats and otters. Stone outcrops, known as tors, are common. The area is about 950 square km/240 square miles.

Exmoor, as the name tells you, is primarily moorland and is located in the south west of England, covering parts of Somerset and northern Devon. It includes a coastline on the Bristol Channel, the extension of the estuary of the River Severn.

Named for the River Exe, which also gives its name to Exeter and Exmouth, the National Park area of Exmoor covers 690 square km, which is just under 270 square miles. Just over 70% is located in Somerset, which includes Porlock, while Devon has Lynton and Lynmouth. There are steep hills to all these small towns due to the height of the moors. Among the wildlife seen in Exmoor are red deer and the famous Exmoor ponies.

A National Park since 1952, the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is the only one that primarily borders the sea. It is one of the three designated as National Parks in Wales. The park, in south west Wales, covers a total area of 630 square km (around 239 square miles) and includes beaches, woodland, estuaries, cliffs and moorland.

The west of the Park includes St. Bride's Bay, which has Ramsey Island in the north and Skomer Island in the south, both of which are havens for wildlife, especially birds. Skomer is especially renowned for its puffins. Within the Park is the Coastal Path, extending for nearly two hundred miles around the entire coastline.

This National Park is located in the south of England and is one of the country's historic forests. William I (the Conqueror) declared it to be a Royal forest as far back as the eleventh century and it is where William II (William Rufus) died in 1100, shot by an arrow. It became a National Park in 2005.

The location spans parts of Hampshire and Wiltshire and the official area of the Park is around 570 square km/220 square miles. It is known for the wild deer and ponies which run free.