The picturesque and rugged national park, which covers around 520 square miles (1,350 sq km), will now be known as Bannau Brycheiniog to reflect its Welsh language roots and remove any association with carbon emissions.
But the renaming has been criticised by Tories including Welsh Secretary David TC Davies who said:"What concerns me is the fact there was no consultation and people who live and work in the national park were not given the opportunity to voice their opinion."The Brecon Beacons has a long-standing international identity and that is the name it will always be known by to so many around the world.
Brecon and Radnorshire's Tory MP Fay Jones questioned the cost and impact of the"symbolic" rebrand and demanded to know why local people were not consulted. "I am worried that this is symbolic. This is about looking trendy and jumping on a sustainability bandwagon for PR purposes."
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