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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency worst ‘tree desert’ in England, research shows

A ferris wheel and amusement arcade on Clacton-on-Sea's seafront
In Clacton-on-Sea, 98.2% of urban residents live in neighbourhoods with critically low access to trees, researchers found. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Nigel Farage’s constituency of Clacton-on-Sea is a “tree desert”, leaving people more exposed to air pollution, poorer health, lower life expectancy and the impact of rising temperatures, according to a new report.

The Essex town is rated the worst-performing for equal access to trees in England, with the highest proportion of urban residents – 98.2% – living in neighbourhoods with critically low access to trees.

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