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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington Environment editor

Urban wetlands ‘could improve wellbeing in deprived UK areas’

The author David Lindo, known as the Urban Birder.
The author David Lindo: ‘Wetlands could offer national and local government a win-win situation.’ Photograph: Stephanie Foote/WWT

Creating wildlife-rich wetlands such as ponds, streams and rain gardens in deprived urban areas could help level up inequalities in wellbeing across the UK, according to a report.

The report collates evidence that access to wetlands improves health and sense of community, saving the NHS huge sums, as well as cooling cities, reducing flooding and curbing air pollution.

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