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Green Belts

Escaping the city: Sheffield's Green Belt Escaping the city: Sheffield's Green Belt © Eric Murphy / Alamy

The issues:

Bath's Green Belt is important for leisure and farming as well as preventing urban sprawl

Green Belts: breathing spaces for people and nature

England’s 14 Green Belts cover over a tenth (13%) of the land, and provide a breath of fresh air for 45 million people. Altogether, 88% of the population lives in the urban areas within Green Belt boundaries.

Update:

'Darwin's' Green Belt provides an escape for Londoners

Green Belts Under Threat

We are campaigning for a strong Government commitment to uphold existing policy and carry out an urgent review of the latest threats to the Green Belt.

Join us in standing up for the countryside

Your green belt is being eaten up - ask Eric Pickles to keep the Green Belt green

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