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An underrated city that's best known as the heart of the Industrial Revolution is actually one of the greenest cities in Europe.
Birmingham
boasts over 600 parks and green areas along with open spaces spanning an area of 14 square miles / 36 km².
The city also has five local nature reserves and has even been awarded Tree City of the World status four times.
Then, where can one find the finest green areas in Birmingham?
Sutton Park is one of Europe's largest urban parks and spans a whopping 2,400 acres in Sutton Coldfield.
The expansive park has seven lakes, woodland, marshes and heathland while visitors might also see cattle and ponies grazing on the land.
A traveler mentioned in a Tripadvisor review that the vast fields of the park give you the sense of being in England centuries back, around '500 years ago'.
Cannon Hill Park stands out as one of Birmingham’s premier green expanses, covering an area of 250 acres that includes woodlands, conservation zones, and sporting facilities.
Tourists can even take a swan-shaped pedalo out on the park's Boating Lake to admire the surroundings from the water.
And if you're looking for a historic day out, look no further than Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens.
Located on the outskirts of the city, the Grade II listed walled garden takes you back to the 18th century.
Explore Birmingham suggests: "Complete with structured pathways, fruit gardens, veggie patches along with muddy play zones and natural habitats, this spot offers an ideal environment for everyone to enjoy together."
Birmingham likewise boasts an impressive Botanical Gardens, providing a 'distinctive biodiverse natural habitat'.
Spanning 15 acres, The Gardens house more than 10,000 plants along with a Japanese Garden featuring a National Bonsai Collection.
Explore Birmingham mentions: "This site stands out as one of the UK’s most important historical botanical gardens, staying largely unchanged since 1829."
And the UK is also boosting its green credentials in other areas of the country.
The Western Forest will stretch from the Cotswolds to the Mendips
and will see 20 million trees planted, across 2,500 hectares of new woodland.
Work will be led by the Forest of Avon and supported with a five-year investment of £7.5 million from the Government.
The project heads are striving to place 'trees and woodlands' nearer to population centers with the Western Forest slated to benefit communities in Bristol, Gloucester, and Swindon.
The Western Forest is intended to aid the push towards net-zero emissions while simultaneously fostering economic development, according to the Government.
This marks the initial one among the three proposed national woodlands that the government pledged to establish as outlined in their manifesto.
The final woodland to be established in the United Kingdom was developed during the 1990s, spanning areas of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Staffordshire within the Midlands region.
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