Public parks offer value that privately developed spaces can’t match | Access to green space

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett is right to draw attention to the need for comprehensive and better general spaces (Closed stadiums, broken rowing bathrooms: it is a heat wave, but where will our children play? June 28). We, the people of the green space and the managers we are working with, were also hoping that renewed enthusiasm for the public space during the epidemic would lead to permanent investment.

Green space managers will deliver more gardens that “combine children’s play with social media”, but to do this they need funding-not only to develop these spaces but decisively to maintain their quality in the long run. in LondonLocal power gardens budgets have almost 8 % have decreased since 2008, while capital population has grown by more than 15 % – this means that more than a million people need to reach high -quality green spaces. Through the challenges facing gardens from our changing climate, constantly increasing costs, and pressure to generate biological services revenues, this evidence for those who run our general green spaces that are still able to provide many international and innovative parks.

These spaces provide value throughout the year by cooling the surrounding areas, improving air quality, reducing the risk of floods, supporting physical and mental health, and providing vital halls for nature, which cannot match gray spaces such as King’s Cross.

We currently have no minister of gardens nor a national strategy for the green space, although the importance of the quality of our lives. Therefore, instead of comparing our public gardens and green spaces undoubtedly with those who enjoy financial support for adult private sector developers, let us all let them down and people who work tirelessly to improve them, pressure to finance and support the policy they need urgently.
Ed Stanard
London Gardens