Editorial: Green Spaces Available to Purchase

We all have an affection for our green spaces as they are important to us in different ways throughout our lives. They give us space to breathe and think and may well hold happy memories of our first taste of freedom as a child, or as we move towards adulthood, our first taste of love. Green spaces are not just formal parks – they may be recreation grounds, riverside walks, play areas, cemeteries, allotments or even areas of derelict open wasteland. Many green spaces have a dominant characteristic and are particularly valued for aspects such as nature conservation, heritage, landscape...