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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

UNCOVERED: Link between poverty and access to nature | History Defined

Men in an amateur league play a football match in Ruskin park, a public green space in south London, on 14th October 2023, in London, England.
Ruskin Park in south London. ‘We need planning laws, not just unenforceable guidance, that bring nature back to where the need, and economic impact, is greatest’ Photograph: Ruskin Photos/Alamy

The new research covered in your report (England’s poorest areas face deepest cuts to green space under planning law changes, report finds, 4 June) highlights the stark inequalities that exist across England when it comes to accessing nature-rich places and unlocking the many health, wellbeing and economic benefits that they can provide.

In short, the research has found that if you live in the poorest places in England, you are likely to have less or no access to nature. This is set to get worse because of government policy changes.

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