20 June 2017, by Sarah Cosgrove There are two weeks left to respond to the Government’s Park Run consultation, which asks whether it should legislate to keep runs and other activities free in public parks in England. The Department of Communities and Local Government launched the consultation in April, following a public outcry when Stoke...
Read more »Friday 16th June 2017 Based just down the road from our Leamington Spa Head office, St Nicholas Park has been commented on as “One of the best parks in the UK” according to TripAdvisor reviews. I live near Warwick and have been to St Nicholas park many, many times. It borders the River Avon giving it...
Read more »15th June 2017 A systematic review has been published exploring the qualitative evidence on barriers and facilitators to physical activity and sedentary behaviour in young children (aged 0-6). The review looked at perceptions of children, parents and childcare providers of their barriers and enablers to physical activity and sedentary behaviour. Overall, 77 barriers and facilitators...
Read more » 15th June 2017 Cambridge University has appointed a new “professor of play,” who will lead new research into the way children play. The appointment has been funded by a £4 million ($5mln) endowment from the Lego Foundation. Now PEDAL has appointed Professor Paul Ramchandani, an expert in child development, to head up the department. Professor Anna...
Read more » 8th June 2017 Play Wales is calling for the next UK Government to prioritise provision for play. It asks that all political parties recognise that having time, freedom and good places for play are of paramount importance. Playing is important Playing contributes to the wellbeing and resilience of all of us. Furthermore we need to...
Read more » 1 June 2017, by Gavin McEwan, A new partnership between the Woodland Trust and the Gardens Trust will give the Woodland Trust more notice of threats to veteran trees in registered historic parks and gardens, as the Gardens Trust is a statutory consultee on developments which affect these. The Gardens Trust will provide the...
Read more » 1st June 2017 A plan for managing the UK’s largest national park for the next five years has been officially launched. Proposals for the Cairngorms include affordable hoursing, increasing woodland, restoring peatland and investing in walking routes on Deeside and Speyside. The park covers parts of the Highlands, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Angus and Moray. The...
Read more » 26 May 2017, by Gavin McEwan, London Tree Week begins tomorrow (Saturday 27 May) with over 60 tree-themed events planned around the capital. These include talks, guided walks and tours in streets, parks and woodlands. There’ll also be mindfulness, poetry, art and photography “walkshops”, children’s activities plus exhibitions at City Hall and Thames Chase Forest...
Read more » 27th May 2017 North York Moors National Park has been crowned the UK’s favourite national park. The Park has beaten off stiff competition from 14 other national parks to be named the UK’s Favourite in an online competition organised by the UK’s leading holiday rentals site HolidayLettings.co.uk (owned by TripAdvisor). With 28% of the...
Read more » 24 May 2017, by Sarah Cosgrove, The National Parks Partnership has secured a five-year sponsorship deal with Columbia Sportswear to supply clothes and related items to parks staff worth a retail price of £2.5 million. Columbia has agreed to outfit upwards of 2,000 National Park staff for five years, including 300 rangers, providing high...
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