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Ethnic minorities live further from green spaces

Wealthy and white people enjoy easier access to local green space than poorer households and people from ethnic minorities, according to new research. While 57% of British adults questioned in a survey for the Ramblers said they lived within five minutes’ stroll of a local park, field or canal path, just 39% of people from ethnic minority backgrounds enjoyed the same proximity to green space. Fewer than half of those with a household income of less than £15,000 lived close to green...