ENVIRONMENT

Parks are highly valued by all those who use them, with over half of the UK population using their local park, yet the challenge of managing them is given a low priority.

FUNDING

Local authorities, voluntary groups and contractors have done an excellent job of offsetting budget reductions by working inventively and collaboratively but this has disguised the depth of the current crisis.

INNOVATION

We want to ensure a workforce that is able to lead and innovate in the face of challenges from poor public health and climate change – as well as contributing to the UK’s wealth.

HEALTH

Parks and open spaces are a cost effective means of maintaining physical and psychological wellbeing. They play a role in tackling problems of public health, including obesity.

Featured Parks

Showcasing some of the UK most amazing parks

Valentines Park
ForthQuarter Park
Great Lines Heritage Park
Ouseburn Parks
Eastside City Park
Wandle Park
The Parks Alliance is a not for profit company working to promote and protect the public parks we are proud to have at the heart of UK life and culture..
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Promote the issues and developments to enable parks and open spaces and the people who use them to thrive

Understand and share best practice in the management and care of parks and open spaces within the sector and more widely.

Represents the people and organisations that create, maintain, invest in and use the public green spaces at the heart of UK life.

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Our objectives

The Parks Alliance is the voice of UK parks, representing the people and organisations that create, maintain, invest in and use the public green spaces that we are proud to have at the heart of British life. We campaign at local, regional, UK and EU levels to ensure that parks are properly funded, their roles recognized and developed, and that the benefits that they provide are clearly understood and recognized.

We are a not-for profit body working for the public benefit.  We seek to build a secure future for parks and green spaces. We work to:

  • Promote the issues and developments to enable parks and open spaces and the people who use them to thrive
  • Understand and share best practice in the management and care of parks and open spaces within the sector and more widely.
Funding

We are concerned, too, about the future. We want to ensure a workforce that is able to lead and innovate in the face of challenges from poor public health and climate change – as well as contributing to the UK’s wealth.

Environment & Sustainability

As well as being concerned about the general impact of climate change and working to mitigate its effects, we are concerned to ensure that our green spaces are protected in very specific ways.

Parks for health

In addition to being places of leisure and attractive throughfares, for many, parks act as free gyms. Parks are open to and well used by the whole community, increasingly with additional facilities to support physical fitness.

News and Views

Keep up to date with the latest parks news, reports, developments and more.

October Newsletter from The Parks Alliance
October Newsletter from The Parks Alliance
News from The Parks Alliance The Parks Alliance (TPA) is the voice of UK parks, representing the people and organisations that create, maintain, invest in and use the public green spaces that we are proud to have at the heart of British life. We are the only independent, nationwide organisation solely dedicated to parks. Get in..Read More
October 9, 20200
The Parks Alliance and Landscape Institute unite to create a stronger voice for parks 
The Parks Alliance and Landscape Institute unite to create a stronger voice for parks 
The two organisations have joined forces to support a partnership of 50+ organisations and leading practitioners, creating a new Parks and Green Space Network (PGSN) to better support the parks sector.  In May 2020, the boards of The Parks Alliance (TPA) and the Landscape Institute (LI) agreed in principle to bring their organisations closer together. The goal: to create a stronger voice, avoid duplication of efforts, and better support the parks and green space..Read More
September 24, 20200
Delivering a Greener Recovery – Parks and Green Spaces Have a Key Role to Play
Delivering a Greener Recovery – Parks and Green Spaces Have a Key Role to Play
A policy paper from the new Parks and Green Space Network (PSGN) calls on the UK Government to seize a ‘once in a generation chance’ to deliver a truly green economic recovery from COVID-19. During the COVID-19 lockdown, parks and green spaces have provided a lifeline for millions. Rightly championed as crucial assets to maintaining..Read More
September 16, 20200
Parks Alliance Special Business Case Newsletter June 2020
Parks Alliance Special Business Case Newsletter June 2020
News from The Parks Alliance The Parks Alliance (TPA) is the voice of UK parks, representing the people and organisations that create, maintain, invest in and use the public green spaces that we are proud to have at the heart of British life. We are the only independent, nationwide organisation solely dedicated to parks. Get in..Read More
July 2, 20200
The Parks Alliance publishes ‘Making Parks Count – The case for parks’
The Parks Alliance publishes ‘Making Parks Count – The case for parks’
Saving the Health Service £2bn a year makes parks a smart investment for a Green Recovery Today, The Parks Alliance (TPA) has published ‘Making Parks Count’ making the business case for parks, why they matter and why they are a ‘smart investment’. The case illustrates how parks in England deliver over £6.6bn of health, climate..Read More
June 23, 20200
A Statement from the Chair of World Urban Parks
A Statement from the Chair of World Urban Parks
Concerns about the COVID-19 outbreak continue to grip our world. As an organization, World Urban Parks advocates and supports the power of parks, open spaces, and nature as essential resources for health and wellness. World Urban Parks understands that communities may have questions and concerns about visiting their local parks, trails or open spaces at..Read More
March 27, 20200

People with children under 10 who visit parks once a month in the UK.

8 in 10

Children in England who visit local urban parks in an average month.

4.9m

Yearly health cost savings if everyone had access to green space.

2.1bn
We believe that everyone has the right to access quality green spaces
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