Green spaces are not accessible for 2.8m people in UK, finds study

People in Scotland, the best-served part of Britain, had more than double the square metres available to Londoners. Photograph: PhotoAlto/Alamy

Nearly 2.8 million people in the UK live more than 10 minutes walk from a public park, garden or playing field, according to research.

Fields in Trust, which protects and campaigns for public green spaces, found just four out of the 11 regions in Great Britain met its “six-acre standard” for green space provision.