The research polled the views of more than 2,000 adults in UK 6 cities about their access and views on green space. Here were the results for Leeds: • Over 200 adults living in Leeds were surveyed about their access and views on green spaces.• The data gather from participant living in Leeds revealed that green spaces for children. 1in 5 children from Leeds grew up without a garden and 1 in 5 go to school with no green space at all.
In the north of England, Helen Skelton, ambassador for Bupa’s Healthy Cities campaign, has visited one project that had benefitted from Bupa Foundation Green Grants, including community gardens, a wildlife pond and a forest school. She said: “Everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy green space every day, which is why I am supporting Bupa’s initiative to drive a ‘green’ wave of change across UK cities – project by project, inch by inch.