In April 2021 we launched our Grant a Green campaign. We called upon local councils in England and Wales to register voluntarily their open spaces as town or village greens. Registration gives people rights of recreation on the land, and protects it for development.
Having recently been through multiple lockdowns, we felt especially determined to use this campaign to secure our green spaces. Restrictions on movement made local open spaces essential for all of our health and sanity.
Now, some years on, green spaces continued to face unprecedented threats. Our Grant a Green campaign remains open, and we continue to pressure councils and developers to dedicate the land they own so that it can be enjoyed for generations to come.
Our campaigning works
Since the launch of our Grant a Green campaign in 2021, we have been made aware of the registration of at least 19 town and village greens in England and Wales.
We're proud of our track record in raising awareness of the registration process for town and village greens.
Some of our recent successes include:
- The decision by Surrey County Council to register One Tree Hill as a village green
- A new registration by Kent County Council at Whimbrel Green, Larkfield
- Two new registrations of land by Henley-on-Thames Town Council
Some of our recent campaigning work also includes calling on Gloucestershire councils to register voluntarily town and village greens to benefit the public.
A full list of town and village green registrations is available here.
Photo: Freemans Meadow (c) N Chadwick, Creative Commons Licence