My thesis explores the geographic studies of the spatiality of the Peak District National Park in relation to access and use by people of Black African ancestry in the diaspora. Drawing on the the cultural landscape of the Peak Park and, political ecological paradigms I will through ethnography/field notes, examine the ‘lived experience’ of participants. The methodology involves active oral interviews/observations during walks to explore narratives of research participants which involves use of social epistemology. This will enable me gather data on ‘how and why’ specific cultural narratives about nature are produced. The thesis considers ethno-racial differentiations in park access, different ways of use and how multiple axes of difference historically configure use. Participants of mixed gender and ages will be recruited through a screening process covering a range of characteristics and advertised in fliers delivered to churches, community centres and Black charities. Archival trips to access information on Government policies delivered through stakeholders (Peak Park Authority, Campaign for National Parks, Campaign for the Protection of Rural England, Open Spaces Society, National Trust etc.) and both Sheffield and Derby Local authorities will form the analytical framework of the reseaerch. I am interested in how people of Black African ancestry differing experiences and perspectives of spaces such as National Parks reflect social justice issues of equality and diversity considerations which underpins much of my research work. The objective of the thesis is therefore to investigate the centrality of people of Black African ancestry use of the Peak Park as a ‘social space’ and to understand the dynamics of Afri-centric cultures and the natural environment around them. The research will help unravel the cultural resources, personal narratives and ‘epiphany moments’ that shape people’s motivations for contact with nature. What can we learn from nature connectedness through life transitions courses, specifically where this is charatertised by migration, geography, mental/physical health trajectories, and intergenerational responsibilities. How values of nature motivate more intentional contact with nature, and in what ways is this negotiated and enacted in relation to others (e.g. family, peers or health professionals). This research builds on the Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan (2018) and in the Julian Glover Review (2019). This has neccessitated scholarly research and, both political/popular discourses promoting National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs) as ‘social spaces’ for use and access by everyone irrespective of race, class, or economic status. As a Black academic, I am undertaking this research to expand on the conversations around race and the environment, to broadly highlight the ‘lived experience’ and perceptions of people of Black African ancestry in the diaspora in UK. This is against the backdrop of the recent conception of Black studies advocating for a ‘postpositivist’ realism in the socially constructed nature of racial and ethnic identity in relation to the environment.