The National Parks and Access to Countryside Act, passed in 1949, led to the creation of 15 National Parks in the UK. The aim is to conserve the heritage of these areas, and promote public enjoyment and understanding of them. These parks are all in rural areas — but what about our cities?
London is 47% green, with 8.3 million trees and 14,000 species of wildlife. It has 3,000 parks, which include 37 Sites of Special Scientific Interest and two National Nature Reserves. The land area of these, plus Greater London’s 3.8 million gardens and its waterbodies and watercourses, rivals the built environment. London is one of the greenest cities on the planet (Figure 1).
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