Coastal Path to be completed early
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Completion of Coastal Path around the coast of England brought forward from 2030 to 2020
Speaking at the RSPB’s State of Nature conference, the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, said that additional funding will be put in place to accelerate the delivery of the Coastal Path so that it will be fully complete by 2020, which will allow walkers and nature lovers to traverse the entire coastline of England.
“I’ve been pushing for this process to be speeded up. It hasn’t been easy, but I’m pleased to announce that the Government will be ensuring that the path is completed by 2020 by allocating extra funding.”
It’s also been confirmed that Ordnance Survey is to compile and release data to allow for a new map detailing every publicly accessible green space in England and Wales. It will also allow anyone with internet access to instantly find the location of their nearest park.
The map will use data from Ordnance Survey and other sources, which will be made available for free to enable development of new software and apps so that people can enjoy every corner of countryside.
Announcing the new initiative, Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, said, “Britain’s parks and countryside are the envy of the world, and I want to make sure everybody can use them. Sometimes we can live 10 minutes’ walk from a park and not even realise it. Yet public bodies hold all of the data on where these green spaces are. By opening up this data we can enable thousands of people to enjoy every inch of our green spaces at the swipe of a touchscreen. With Britain’s innovative app developers given access to the data, we can help make sure you can always find your way back to nature.”
This story was originally published in MMM magazine.
Read about the best motorhomes to visit the Coastal Path in Which Motorhome magazine.
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