By Nature has healing power
Everyone’s been making the most of outdoor spaces through the pandemic.
With gyms and many sport centre’s closed we are all making the most of our green spaces more so now than ever before.
The Covid-19 outbreak has had fundamental changes on the way we go about our daily lives. Green spaces have an important part to play in our physical health and mental wellbeing.
Green spaces, such as parks, woodland, fields and allotments as well as natural elements including green walls, roofs and incidental vegetation, are increasingly being recognised as an important asset for supporting health and wellbeing, particularly during these current times we are living in.
‘One in eight British households has no garden’
Sadly though not everybody has access to the open spaces many of us take for granted on our doorsteps.
The Office for National Statistics released a statement saying ‘one in eight British households has no garden’
Poorer neighborhoods generally have less green space than affluent neighbourhoods, and children from nature-deficient areas are more likely to experience health, social and academic performance problems simply because of their postal code.
Birmingham comes out as the top city to have most green spaces in the UK, with a whopping 15.58% of the city being made up of open green space. And surprisingly Plymouth is the only UK city with less green space than London.
Government Guidelines
Please always stick to government regulations when visiting outdoor spaces:
You can exercise in a public outdoor place:
- by yourself
- with the people you live with
- with your support bubble (if you are legally permitted to form one)
- in a childcare bubble where providing childcare
- or, when on your own, with 1 person from another household
Public outdoor places include:
- parks, beaches, forests, countryside accessible to the public including rights of way
- public gardens (whether or not you pay to enter them)
- the grounds of a heritage site
- public playgrounds
For more information please visit
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-on-accessing-green-spaces-safely
