A park manager recently shared their fears for Britain’s underfunded green spaces. Tell us via GuardianWitness what local parks mean to you
It is estimated that well over half the UK population make a total of more than 2.6bn visits to green spaces each year, with research linking access to parks and open spaces with health benefits and greater social inclusion [pdf]. And that’s not to mention the environmental value: more wildlife habitats, increased biodiversity, pollution reduction and carbon sequestration.
A park manager recently took to our Letter to the public series, however, to warn that budget cuts are threatening the quality, perhaps even the existence, of public green spaces. “Our parks used to be well resourced, well planned, well loved. Perhaps it was taken for granted,” they wrote.
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