Following on from a previous article on National Park powers (Abs66297), discusses the ways in which land currently owned by public bodies in National Parks can be used to further National Park objectives. Considers the rationale behind using public acquisition of land as a means to deliver these objectives and details public body land holdings in National Parks. Suggests that provisions in the Environment Act 1995 that created a duty for public bodies to consider National Park objectives had little impact. Explains the series of possible bases upon which public bodies may own land in the UK and looks at the application of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 s101 to Crown lands. Highlights the role of the Forestry Commission and concludes there is little coherance in the way public bodies approach the relationship between National Park objectives and their own functions.