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Analysis finds urban areas in England where no one lives within 15-minute walk of nature (www.theguardian.com)

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There are urban areas of England where no one lives within a 15-minute walk of nature, government data shows, as ministers scramble to meet their access to nature targets.

While the data shows 80% of people live within walking distance of green or blue spaces such as a river, park or woodland, it also reveals a disparity between rural and poorer urban areas.

Everyone will have to have access to green or blue space under the government’s environmental improvement plan, published at the end of last year.

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[–] Gentryfried@feddit.uk 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Sounds like their fix is 'tear down some buildings to put more parks in towns' but it is also solved by introducing more trams, metro trains, and better bus services, allowing people to travel to nature spots. And also mitigating the huge lack of mobility people face in english towns.