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18 December

Valleys Regional Park Releases Full Report on Green Spaces Survey

From July to September 2020, the Valleys Regional Park undertook a green spaces survey to establish the importance of our natural outdoor ‘green spaces’. The survey provided insights into how people valued local green space and whether this had changed as a result of the Covid-19 crisis. People in every local authority across the Valleys region were reached, with over 400 individuals completing the full survey and some individual questions generating over 1000 responses.

A full report has been compiled to document the findings of the survey (click the link below to download) and further information is available from Dan Lock, Convenor for Landscape, Culture and Identity at valleysregionalpark@bridgend.gov.uk

VRP GREEN SPACES INFOGRAPHIC

Download the Valleys Regional Park Green & Open Space Survey

 

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