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The Well-being Challenge
Open Space
Green Infrastructure is important for the health and wellbeing of the community. Green Infrastructure offers not only opportunities
for recreational activities which benefit the physical health of the population, but it also gives communities a place to relax and
unwind and is proven to have a positive effect on mental wellbeing. This is recognised in the Cumbria Joint Public Health
Strategy 2019.
Green Infrastructure helps to offset climate change through mechanisms like sustainable drainage, woodland planting and
providing important habitats for wildlife.
Most of the community of Barrow have sufficient access to natural green space and these measurements are in line with Natural
England’s Accessible Natural Greenspace Standards. This green space contributes to the attractiveness, functionality and
viability of the borough as a place to live, work and visit.
Source: Barrow Borough Council
