Expanding access to nature – allotments and woodlands
by Angus, 25 May, 2019, 0 comments
Both allotments and small woodlands bring owners closer to nature and lead to personal fulfilment. Whilst the number of woodland owners is increasing rapidly we wanted to explore why the number of allotment owners isn't increasing. So Erica Douglas* of woodlands.co.uk undertook a study of the history of allotment ownership and how the numbers of allotments couhld be increased. She found that allotment expansion is very constrained by the ability of local authorities to find suitable land and that, if anything, many existing allotments are under threat of being closed by the pressure on local councils to find new building land. Read more...
