#accesstogreenspace — Public Fediverse posts

Almost 75% of England’s riverbanks ‘off limits’ to public, figures show
By Sandra Laville Environment correspondent

Campaigners urge government to introduce right of access to water, particularly as heatwaves become more common

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/25/almost-75-percent-england-riverbanks-off-limits-to-public

#Accesstogreenspace #Rivers #Landrights #England #Environment #Environmentalactivism #Environmentpolicy #UKnews #Water #Landownership #TheGuardian #SandraLavilleEnvironmentcorrespondent

Almost 75% of England’s riverbanks ‘off limits’ to public, figures show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/25/almost-75-percent-england-riverbanks-off-limits-to-public #AccessToGreenSpace #Rivers #LandRights #England #Environment #EnvironmentalActivism #EnvironmentPolicy #UkNews #Water #LandOwnership

Ensure children can play outside independently | Letter
By Guardian Staff

Urban transport policies and residential design need to respect outdoor play as a vital necessity for children, says Ellen Weaver

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/20/ensure-children-can-play-outside-independently

#Childrenshealth #Children #Smartphones #Society #Parentsandparenting #Accesstogreenspace #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Burnham urged to drop ‘flawed’ plans that may let developers bypass environment laws for £1 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/15/andy-burnham-urged-to-drop-planning-changes-harm-nature #PlanningPolicy #Conservation #AccessToGreenSpace #Biodiversity #Environment #Politics #UkNews #Wildlife #Labour #HouseOfLords #England #Wales

Burnham urged to drop ‘flawed’ plans that may let developers bypass environment laws for £1
By Pippa Neill Environment reporter

Exclusive: allowing firms to dodge biodiversity protections by paying into levy will harm nature and economy, say 100 experts in letter

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/15/andy-burnham-urged-to-drop-planning-changes-harm-nature

#Planningpolicy #Conservation #Accesstogreenspace #Biodiversity #Environment #Politics #UKnews #Wildlife #Labour #HouseofLords #England #Wales #TheGuardian #PippaNeillEnvironmentreporter

Jamaican beach access campaigners go to court to fight privatisation of coast https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/14/jamaica-beach-access-court-fight-privatisation-coast #Jamaica #Caribbean #Americas #WorldNews #AccessToGreenSpace #Environment

Jamaica’s beach access crisis: ‘We shouldn’t be forced to fight for what is already ours’ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/14/jamaica-beach-access-crisis-plantation-tourism #Jamaica #Caribbean #Americas #WorldNews #AccessToGreenSpace #Environment

Half of UK adults say they spend less than three hours a week outside in nature https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/25/half-of-uk-adults-say-they-spend-less-than-three-hours-a-week-outside-in-nature #AccessToGreenSpace #ParksAndGreenSpaces #Wildlife #MentalHealth #Health #Environment #UkNews

‘You could dig up a lot of asphalt’: Tim Smit’s Chelsea garden prioritises growing food https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/may/17/tim-smit-eden-project-chelsea-garden-community-garden-vegetables #ChelseaFlowerShow #AccessToGreenSpace #EdenProject #Gardens #Communities #Environment #LifeAndStyle #Society #UkNews

Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency worst ‘tree desert’ in England, research shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/14/clacton-on-sea-tree-desert-woodland-trust #AccessToGreenSpace #TreesAndForests #Essex #Health #England #UkNews #Environment #Society

Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/02/momentum-building-for-scottish-style-land-access-rights-in-england-says-film #LandRights #AccessToGreenSpace #LandOwnership #Walking #England #Film #DocumentaryFilms #Environment #UkNews #Culture #LifeAndStyle

King opens world’s longest managed coastal walk – but much of it is still closed off https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/19/worlds-longest-managed-coastal-walk-much-still-closed #Walking #Coastlines #Environment #England #NaturalEngland #UkNews #AccessToGreenSpace

Nearly three-quarters of England’s woods inaccessible to public, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/13/nearly-three-quarters-of-englands-woods-inaccessible-to-public-study-finds #AccessToGreenSpace #TreesAndForests #Wildlife #Environment #England #UkNews

Judi Dench backs campaign to protect London’s green spaces from developers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/21/judi-dench-backs-campaign-protect-london-green-spaces-from-developers #AccessToGreenSpace #TreesAndForests #London #JudiDench #Environment #Conservation #UkNews #England

Wildlife targets will be missed in England and Northern Ireland, watchdog says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/wildlife-targets-missed-england-northern-ireland-watchdog #Environment #Wildlife #England #NorthernIreland #Flooding #Wildfires #Labour #Conservatives #Pollution #AirPollution #Politics #UkNews #AccessToGreenSpace #Biodiversity

UK children face barriers to outdoor play due to poor planning, says study https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/05/uk-children-barriers-outdoor-play-poor-planning-study #Accesstogreenspace #Localgovernment #Planningpolicy #Environment #Children #Politics #Society #UKnews #Cities

As temperatures soar, it’s time to close the green space gap https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/aug/07/temperatures-green-space-gap-urban-extreme-heat #Accesstogreenspace #Treesandforests #Climatescience #Climatecrisis #Environment #Science #Cities

‘Peaceful trespass’ planned at Dorset beauty spot after new owners shut path https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jul/04/peaceful-trespass-bridehead-dorset-beauty-spot-owners-shut-path #Accesstogreenspace #Ruralaffairs #ThomasHardy #Environment #England #Dorset #UKnews

Parking space-sized gardens impress Hampton Court flower show judges https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/01/parking-space-sized-gardens-impress-hampton-court-flower-show-judges #HamptonCourtPalaceflowershow #Accesstogreenspace #Localgovernment #Environment #Gardens #Plants #UKnews

What’s missing from the perfect child-friendly summer? Generous public spaces | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/28/child-friendly-summer-public-spaces-playgrounds #Parksandgreenspaces #Accesstogreenspace #Children'shealth #Climatecrisis #Environment #Children #Society #UKnews

What’s missing from the perfect child-friendly summer? Generous public spaces | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/28/child-friendly-summer-public-spaces-playgrounds #Parksandgreenspaces #Accesstogreenspace #Children'shealth #Climatecrisis #Environment #Children #Society #UKnews

Anger as Dorset estate withdraws public entry to ‘stunning’ local landmark https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/may/31/anger-as-dorset-bridehead-estate-withdraws-public-entry-stunning-local-landmark #Accesstogreenspace #ThomasHardy #Environment #England #Dorset #UKnews

‘I honestly don’t know what’s going to happen next’: Brockwell Park festival row ignites debate over public space https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/may/24/brockwell-park-row-raises-age-old-questions-about-rights-to-public-space-music-festivals #Accesstogreenspace #Localgovernment #Musicfestivals #Localpolitics #MarkRylance #Environment #Festivals #Culture #Society #London #UKnews #Music

Labour MPs press for right to roam policy in England after supreme court ruling https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/24/labour-mps-press-for-right-to-roam-policy-in-england-after-supreme-court-ruling #Accesstogreenspace #Landownership #Greenpolitics #Environment #Landrights #Politics #Dartmoor #UKnews #Labour

National Trust to restore nature across area bigger than Greater London https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/10/national-trust-to-restore-nature-across-area-bigger-than-greater-london #Accesstogreenspace #TheNationalTrust #NorthernIreland #Climatecrisis #Environment #Rewilding #England #UKnews #Wales

Campaigners call for right to roam on edges of private farmland in England https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/26/call-for-right-to-roam-on-edges-of-private-farmland-england-walking #Accesstogreenspace #Landownership #Environment #England #Walking #UKnews

Defra scraps England deadline to register thousands of miles of rights of way https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/26/defra-scraps-england-deadline-to-register-thousands-of-miles-of-rights-of-way #Accesstogreenspace #Localgovernment #Environment #Walking #England #Farming #UKnews

Defra cuts pose ‘existential threat’ to England’s most beautiful areas https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/27/defra-cuts-existential-threat-england-most-beautiful-areas #Accesstogreenspace #Nationalparks #Climatecrisis #Ruralaffairs #Conservation #Environment #Coastlines #SteveReed #Wildlife #Politics #Farming #England #UKnews

Defra cuts pose ‘existential threat’ to England’s most beautiful areas https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/27/defra-cuts-existential-threat-england-most-beautiful-areas #Accesstogreenspace #Nationalparks #Climatecrisis #Ruralaffairs #Conservation #Environment #Coastlines #SteveReed #Wildlife #Politics #Farming #England #UKnews