Open spaces UK

"'To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment .' Jane Austen / Inspiring Quotes 9"

Action Ideas
Why it matters

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Diary UK

 * 16 - 24 June 2007 Love Parks Week
 * October 2006 - Planned formal creation of Natural England, Planned public consultation concerning ‘Access to the English Coast’ Reference: Countryside Agency press release

Resources

 * Local Green Infrastructure, Helping communities make the most of their landscape, (PDF, 11.87 MB), landscapeinstitute.org, September 2011

A wooded park can filter out 85% of air pollutants and a street lined with trees up to 70%. People who live within 500 m of a quality green space are 24% more active. Increasing exercise levels of just 1 per cent of the UK’s population would save lives and deliver nearly £1.5bn in health care savings. In heat-waves urban greening can cool the city, while green roofs slow down the run-off of stormwater into overburdened drainage systems. Source: Natural England, 3 November 2009


 * Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge
 * Community Space Challenge
 * , also known from 2007 as Fields in Trust (FIT)
 * Common Ground
 * England in particular Website from Common Ground, a kind of evolving celebration of local distinctiveness
 * Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
 * Green Space Online
 * Countryside Access Countryside Agency website with information on what to do and where to go. Site includes a countryside calendar section
 * Green Flag Award - site includes information (under 'Other scehemes') on the Green Pennant Award for green spaces run by voluntary and community groups
 * Open Spaces Society
 * Open Spaces Society

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