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What are the UK’s political parties saying about parks and green spaces?

We’ve taken a closer look at the four main Party Manifestos to provide you with a summary of commitments on the issues that we care about.

A round of a-paws: Celebrating Bark For Our Parks

From the coastal paths of Cornwall to the hills of the Scottish Highlands, hundreds of dog owners and their four-legged friends made their walks count in May by taking part in Bark For Our Parks. 

New UK government 'must address play crisis’ as a third of children in Britain do not have access to any nearby playgrounds

According to our latest Green Space Index research, 2.3 million children in Britain under the age of nine (31%), live more than a ten-minute walk from the nearest playground. 

Fields in Trust on the road

Fields in Trust is the only charity in the UK working to protect parks and green spaces. But how does this work in practice, and what happens behind the scenes to achieve, and steward, this protection?

Bark For Our Parks: Meet our celebrity ambassadors

A host of Britain’s dog-loving celebrities have joined forces pledging their support for ‘Bark For Our Parks’ to safeguard Britain's precious parks and green spaces.

New partner collaboration with the British Trust for Ornithology

We’re excited to be working on a pilot project looking at the impact parks and green spaces can have on the carbon footprint of the areas they serve - in collaboration with the British Trust for Ornithology's 'Birds in Greenspaces' project to understand how our green areas can work better for nature too.

Introducing our new virtual fundraising challenge ‘Bark for Our Parks’

We are calling all dogs (and their human owners) to take on the challenge of walking 50km or 100km this May. 

19 parks in Edinburgh gain Fields in Trust protected status

As part of our ongoing partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, we are proud to announce a further 19 parks and green spaces will now be protected forever.

It's time to take play seriously

As last week marked Children's Mental Health Week, Chief Executive, Helen Griffiths, reflects on her recent contributions to cross-party inquiries at Westminster, addressing whether the built environment meets children's needs.

Unveiling Green Space Insights, a study of six locations and their green spaces

Our new collection of case studies ‘Green Space Insights’ captures some of Field In Trust's collaborations with councils and local communities to protect our green spaces for good.

A missed opportunity to make planning work for health and wellbeing