Emma Pruen, Children and Families Campaigner and Green Party National Executive member says “Children are more at risk falling out of bed than from a tree. There are very clear dangers of not getting outside enough: increasing childhood obesity and depression among children and young people, are just two examples. The Green Party recognises the link between healthy children and a healthy environment and has a manifesto filled with pledges to improve both.”

The roaming radius for kids has declined by 90 per cent in one generation. The reasons for this include increased road traffic, a decline in wild spaces and a breakdown in community life making parents fearful of ‘strangers’. The Green Party election commitments include making our streets safer, cutting our carbon emissions and giving everyone access to nature.