Greenbacks Get You Protected Green Spaces

Both people and wildlife need green spaces in their lives. The current English political obsession with house building numbers might, however, result in more green spaces being 'developed'. Parks; public spaces and areas with trees, can be officially protected by councils designating them as 'green spaces'. This, however, happens less frequently in poorer English areas, than in more affluent locations (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/16/green-spaces-in-poorer-parts-of-england-more-likely-to-be-built-on-study-finds). There seems a danger that folk with least access to green spaces, might entirely lose any connection to the natural world. Green spaces not only improve the local environment, they bolster people's mental health. Planning needs to be sensitive to such issues, as well as protecting biodiversity. People want houses, but there are other things that make life tolerable.