Your Say - Sheffield's Great Outdoors
Sheffield's Green and Open Space Strategy 2010 - 2030
Together with our many partners we have developed an ambitious new long-term strategy for the future use and management of the city's green and open spaces - Sheffield’s Great Outdoors.
Compared to most other European cities, Sheffield has more public parks and green spaces, more tree cover, and also boasts the Peak National Park within its city boundary. This unique combination already makes Sheffield the greenest city in Britain. However, to more fully benefit the city both now and into the future we have developed a class-leading strategy to manage and make the very best use of Sheffield's precious green space assets.
The Vision
Sheffield is the greenest city in Britain, proud of its rich variety of open spaces.
Our strategy will ensure that every area of the City has green and open spaces of exceptional quality for all current and future generations to use and enjoy.
The draft strategy was presented to the city council's Cabinet meeting on the 24th June, 2009. Approval was given to consult on the Strategy from July onwards and throughout the summer. Final approval for the Strategy was given at the city council's Cabinet meeting on 10th February 2010.
This new dedicated web site area aims to provide access to a wealth of information about the strategy and its development, and will be maintained to provide an ongoing resource of information about our partners and case studies of good practice.
Sheffield's great outdoors - naturally fun
Sheffield’s green and open spaces are public spaces such as our parks, play areas and gardens; our woodlands or open countryside; the spaces outside our homes, community farms and allotments. Big or small, they are spaces for us to use, have fun in and enjoy. They are also places that improve our environment and quality of life.
Sheffield has a unique green and open space legacy with world-class potential. You have already told us that you value these spaces and want to see them improved. The Strategy outlines a twenty year plan to meet local people’s needs in relation to Sheffield’s outdoor spaces, to deliver environmental benefits and to raise the quality of green and open spaces throughout the city.
Reaping the Benefits
The focus of the Strategy is on the wide range of benefits and opportunities that green and open spaces provide and is centred around four key themes:
Within each of these themes are a number of topics we believe we need to take action on.
These can be explored by following the page links above where you will find more information about the policy statements for the city's green and open spaces. Every topic is important for Sheffield and we hope to tackle them all over the next twenty years.
Thank you for your interest and anticipated support for Sheffield's Great Outdoors. The Strategy document is available to download at the bottom of the page.
Key Links
Downloads
Downloadable document of the Green and Open Space Strategy 2010 - 2030 (3.26 MB)