Only 8.8% of England is Built On: Surprised?

Kitiara Pascoe
Nov 6 · 3 min read

Forget Brexit, Britain is more than its politics

The idea that England is 91.2% green space (natural, farmland, and urban green parks) might sound insane to anyone living in one of our cities or reading the latest plans for a housing estate around the corner.

But it’s true.

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Kitiara Pascoe

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Writer and Founder of The Literary Lifeboat | Content Writer | Author of In Bed with the Atlantic | kitiarapascoe.com + theliterarylifeboat.co.uk

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