Study reveals Britain’s greenest cities – and they are all in the south

Christ's Pieces in Cambridge, which is in the top five greenest cities in Britain. Photograph: Alistair Laming/Alamy

A new study revealing Britain’s greenest cities could lead to a boost in urban ecotourism.

Exeter has the greenest heart of all British cities, the new piece of research has found, followed by Islington in north London, Bristol, Bournemouth and Cambridge.