The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has commissioned a major new report aiming to provide a thorough insight into the challenging situation faced by UK's parks.
A team of industry experts will deliver the State of the UK’s Public Parks’ Report in Spring 2014.
Carole Souter, chief executive of HLF, said: "Weknow that parks, like many local services, are at risk of reductions in funding at present, which is why we’re announcing research which will provide the evidence to show how important parks are to quality of life and so help them survive and thrive in these difficult times."
HLF has recently appointed a team of parks experts to deliver the report and is looking for those in the sector to be involved in its production.
The team is priming park managers across the UK to be prepared to respond to an online survey that will be launched later this summer.
And the team has launched an immediate call for evidence and case studies that highlight the challenges and opportunities currently facing the sector. These should be sent to ukparksstudy@cfpuk.co.uk.
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