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Community | 22nd August 2024

Protected Park Spotlight: The Meadows in Edinburgh

This month, we’re thrilled to spotlight The Meadows as it hosts Underbelly’s Circus Hub, a key venue of the world-renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Comment & Policy | 8th September 2023

A missed opportunity to make planning work for health and wellbeing

In his latest blog, our Policy and Communications Officer, Maxwell Patterson, reflects on the recent amendments made to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill in the House of Lords.
Research & Insight | 8th June 2023

Green Space Index finds more access to local parks required

This year our annual Green Space Index looks at the walkability of neighbourhoods and finds that 6.1 million people have no park or green space within a ten-minute walk from home.
Protection Successes | 9th February 2023

Fields in Trust and The City of Edinburgh Council join forces to protect green spaces for good

A reception at the Scottish Parliament last night focused on the need to protect more of Edinburgh's green spaces for good and asked local businesses and communities across the capital to get involved to help this happen.
Protection Successes | 3rd February 2023

Five decades of sporting memories protected forever in South Tyneside

A green space in the South Tyneside village of Cleadon has been protected forever to ensure it will always be there for the community to use and enjoy.
Comment & Policy | 1st February 2023

Green space does us the world of good

In her latest blog, our Policy Manager, Alison McCann, reflects on recent news and the importance of prioritising green space provision for our communities.
Guest Articles | 23rd June 2022

The importance of data in protecting green infrastructure

In our latest guest blog post Defra minister Lord Benyon explores a data-driven approach to future proofing green infrastructure through Fields in Trust's Green Space Index.
Comment & Policy | 18th May 2022

Green Space Index reveals importance of local parks for achieving Levelling-Up

This year our annual Green Space Index analysis of the provision and distribution of parks and green spaces looks at the Government's flagship Levelling-Up agenda.