Country Living UK announced its new Access for All campaign, an initiative designed to open the countryside to disabled people. Access for All champions the right of people with limited mobility, sight loss or hearing impairment to enjoy Britain’s green spaces.
Over the past year, Country Living UK spoke to more than 1,000 people with a physical disability or who care for someone with a mobility impairment and found that while 80% of respondents described the countryside as their “green dopamine”, nearly 70% said they struggled to easily access green spaces.
With the help of campaign ambassadors, Country Living UK has created an interactive map of accessible walks across the UK and will be rolling out content over the next few months on accessible beaches, gardens and parks, and more.
In the words of Louise Pearce, Editor-in-Chief of Country Living, “Of the 140,000 miles of footpath in England and Wales, only a few hundred are accessible to all. Country Living’s mission is to become the go-to destination for the disabled community, to give more people more opportunities to enjoy the countryside.”
Access for All is supported by the following ambassadors:
- Mark Lane, TV gardening presenter, author and gardening expert on BBC One’s Morning Live
- Bethany Handley, Poet, writer and disability activist
- Amar Latif, President of the Ramblers, TV presenter and blind explorer
- Chloé Fuller, TV pet expert and pet nutritionist, and wheelchair-user
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If you have a recommendation, experience, idea or accessibility project you’d like to share, please reach out to Country Living UK.
- Email: accessforall@countryliving.co.uk
- Social: Tag @countrylivinguk on social media and use #accessforall
- Post: Country Living, House of Hearst, 30 Panton St, Leicester Square SW1Y 4AJ
