Future Parks Accelerator projects

These nine places – covering 20,000 hectares and a population of 5 million – were originally chosen in a UK-wide national competition. They were selected for their ambitious and creative plans to put green spaces right at the heart of local communities.

Birmingham
 
Camden & Islington
 
Nottingham
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
 
Edinburgh
 
Plymouth
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
 
Newcastle
 
Bristol (project closed in June 2021)
 
 
 

Building a sustainable future for parks and greenspaces

Future Parks Accelerator Blogs

News & Views
Ten recommendations for transforming your urban green spaces
Ten recommendations for transforming your urban green spaces

Discover the top ten recommendations from the Future Parks Accelerator for how to transform the green spaces in your places.

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How Green Social Prescribing Could Save Your Parks Service
How Green Social Prescribing Could Save Your Parks Service

Green Social Prescribing (GSP) offers the opportunity to link the health benefits of parks to those who would most gain by spending time in a park.

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Money money money… The potential and pitfalls of generating income
Money money money… The potential and pitfalls of generating income

It’s one of the trickiest areas the Future Parks Accelerator is grappling with. Mollie Dodd, FPA’s Commercial and Business Development Consultant, is helping our places think about opportunities to generate income.

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Protecting our parks for the future

The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Trust, with government support, announce a multi-million pound initiative to secure the future of the UK’s urban parks and green spaces.  In the first project of its kind in the UK, eight urban areas are joining forces in a pioneering programme called the Future Parks initiative.

(Video from June 2019, as part of the Future Parks Accelerator launch)

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