POLICY: Latest Green Space Index highlights importance of parks and green spaces
Despite local green spaces being of such value to us all right now, the 2020 release of the Green Space Index finds that 2.7 million people across Great Britain do not have access to such a space within a ten-minute walk of where they live.
GET INVOLVED: Take on The 2.6 Challenge this Sunday and help protect green spaces for good
At a time when we are all reminded of how much we value local parks, take part in The 2.6 Challenge and support our work to protect green spaces for good
CHAMPION: Making the most of your local green spaces whilst staying safe at this time
Our research has demonstrated clear physical health and mental wellbeing benefits from regular use of parks and green spaces. However, the Covid-19 pandemic means we will all be spending a lot more time indoors in the forthcoming weeks.
POLICY: Levelling-up the playing fields - our response to the 2020 Budget statement
Read Fields in Trust's response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's 2020 Budget statement.
PROTECT: Scottish capital latest to boost local activity levels through Active Spaces
Residents in Edinburgh are the latest to feel the benefits of Fields in Trust’s Active Spaces programme. Two green spaces have been protected in perpetuity by The City of Edinburgh Council under the scheme.
CHAMPION: New partnership between The Co-op and Fields in Trust will help protect endangered spaces
Fields in Trust is delighted to announce a new partnership with The Co-op which will result in the creation of original policy research into community access to parks and green spaces, and reflect clear synergies between the two organisations.
PROTECT: Latest benefits of Active Spaces felt in Northern Ireland
The latest benefits of Fields in Trust’s Active Spaces programme are being felt in Northern Ireland, following the opening of a new trim trail at The People’s Park in Ballymena.
POLICY: Green Space Index shortlisted for industry award
Fields in Trust's Green Space Index has been shortlisted in the Analytical Insights category at Esri UK's annual Customer Success Awards.
A Look Back On 2019
We take a look back on some of the highlights from another busy year for our nation's parks and green spaces.
PROTECT: Century of green spaces protected for good in 2019
Over the course of 2019 our work has led to another 101 parks and green spaces across the UK gaining legal protection in perpetuity.