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More and better facilities needed to improve the state of Britain’s parks and green spaces
18th June 2007
Parks charity GreenSpace has released the Park Life report, the first ever public satisfaction survey of Britain’s parks and green spaces.
Almost 20,000 people have contributed their opinions on parks and green spaces to the Park Life report.
The Park Life report reveals that facilities are often inadequate, safety is an issue, parks are often poorly maintained, there should be more to do and few respondents were satisfied with the park or green space closest to their homes.
Marion Bowman, Chief Executive of Landscape Institute said: “The Park Life report shows that 83% of respondents believe that parks and green spaces are a focal point for communities yet more than half of those interviewed are dissatisfied with the green spaces closest to their homes.
“This report clearly demonstrates that the better the quality of parks and green spaces, the more people will use their health-giving and social facilities.”
Love Parks Week, which runs until 24th June, is a national campaign to raise awareness of the central role that parks and green spaces play in communities across the country. Love Parks Week encourages people to get out and discover just what is on offer at Britain’s 29,000 and more parks and green spaces and a range of events have been scheduled to take place during the week.
