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PROTECT: Wrexham agreement set to ensure 300 protected spaces in Wales

22nd March2022

The number of parks and green spaces legally protected forever in Wales is set to hit the 300 mark after Wrexham County Borough Council took the next step in protecting ten country parks.

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ENVIRONMENT: Highlighting the need to protect local parks for people and planet

12th November 2021

Following the launch of our ParkXtinction campaign earlier this week, Helen Griffiths reflects on the COP26 summit and importance of taking local climate action through robust legal protection of green spaces which will last in perpetuity.

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ENVIRONMENT: Taking local climate action now to protect endangered green spaces

5th November 2021

In her latest blog our Chief Executive, Helen Griffiths, sets out how local action to protect parks can benefit both people and the planet.

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PROTECT: Wrexham set to expand to 37 number of protected green spaces

14th October 2021

Residents in Wrexham will benefit from 37 local parks and green spaces which are protected for good after Wrexham County Borough Council agreed plans to secure the future of ten country parks.

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CHAMPION: Seven ways our parks have been there for us; one year on from the start of lockdown

23rd March 2021

Never before have we appreciated the ability to visit the park quite so much as over the past twelve months. Here's a look at just seven of the ways our local green spaces have been there for us when we've needed them the most over the last 365 days.

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NATURE IN PARKS: Memories of discovering the natural world at the local park

28th July 2019

In our latest staff blog Terry Housden shares memories of how his local park helped him discover nature as a child.

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NATURE IN PARKS: A bee friendly Friends group

26th July 2019

Our latest Summer of Parks spotlight shines on Sandringham Park in Wetherby and the work they are doing to increase biodiversity at the park.

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NATURE IN PARKS: Green spaces on former industrial land providing a platform for nature

23rd July 2019

With London now the world's first National Park City, our Summer of Parks takes a look at four green spaces in the north of the capital which have been rewilded and transformed from industrial sites into havens for nature.

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