Campaigners warn against sale of fields and green spaces which 'save NHS more than £100 million a year'

Campaigners warn against sale of fields and green spaces which 'save NHS more than £100 million a year' Parks and green spaces save the NHS more than £100 million a year, new research has found.

They provide wellbeing benefits worth a total of £34 billion annually, according to the Fields in Trust charity, which has urged the Government to ban local councils from selling school playing fields.

Its report, the first of its kind, warned that the sale of such valuable land was “completely short sighted” and would likely cost more money than is saved. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Revaluing Parks and Green Spaces: measuring their economic and wellbeing value to individuals Fields in Trust
• UK parks boost quality of life by £34bn BBC News
• UK parks save NHS more than £111m a year, study suggests The Guardian