Children and young people aged 5-16 years can access hundreds of free activities and a meal over the school holidays. Find out more about the HAF programme. However, in the wake of the pandemic, local authorities are facing even stronger budgetary issues and the worry is that parks will become ever-more commercialised, rendering these landscapes less inclusive or accessible precisely at the time we value them most. Even before the outbreak of Covid-19, parks budgets were facing brutal cuts – around 40% on average – and with decimated staff numbers, access to parks nationwide was already far from ideal. “We have a huge problem in this country with inequity of park provision, especially out of London,” says Katy Layton-Jones, a cultural historian at Leicester University. Pre-pandemic, she says, this patchy distribution may have been partially concealed by car use and bus services. Dr Robert Aruho, head of veterinary services at MKWC, said: “The real work now begins. We must ensure that the animals released can thrive and survive in the sanctuary and, eventually, the wild.

Two out of the five critically endangered mountain bongos are released into the Mawingu sanctuary near Nanyuki, Kenya, 9 March 2022. Photograph: Baz Ratner/ReutersBoth bills needed 60 votes on cloture to begin debate. S. 3100 garnered 53 votes with Democrats Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., and Joe Manchin, D-W.V., joining all Republicans except for Mark Kirk (Ill.). Democrats Donnelly, Manchin and Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.) joined 52 Republicans in support of S. 2193. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Lindsay Graham, R-S.C. and Mile Lee, R-Utah, did not vote on either bill. Other animals including wild horses and cattle are widely used as “conservation managers”, with their trampling and grazing helping wild plants to flourish and flower. Tamworth pigs have also proved extremely useful in “ploughing” wild turf with their snouts and making space for annual wildflowers to germinate at the rewilded farm of Knepp in West Sussex.

It has been amazing,” says David Jamieson, parks manager at Edinburgh city council. “Parks have become living rooms, with people bringing chairs and sitting around. There has been real love – if that’s not too strong a word – for these public spaces and we’ve never received so many compliments and thanks for the work we do.”All elements of the product, from its shape and structure to the colour, have been designed and produced to represent the innovative, modern and minimalist GENEU brand identity. The soft, curved edges of the dispenser give a luxurious feel that contrasts with the sleek, metallic finish that nods to the product’s heritage in science and technology. McConnell continued, “Senator Toomey’s bill in conjunction with Senator Cruz’s bill aims to prevent more families from experiencing the heartache that Kate Steinle’s family has been forced to endure. It’s been a year since Kate was tragically murdered in San Francisco by a convicted felon who had been deported five times. What makes this tragedy even more heartbreaking is that it could have been prevented, but San Francisco had an extreme so-called sanctuary city policy of not complying with federal immigration laws, apparently, even when it came to detaining dangerous criminals residing in our country illegally…Americans from both parties know it would be incredibly dishonest to pretend this bill was aimed at law-abiding immigrants who enrich our country rather than who it is really aimed at – those who come to this country illegally and have criminal convictions. Americans from both parties also understand that extreme sanctuary city policies can inflict incredible pain on innocent victims and their families.” Ruth Angell, the ecology and conservation manager at the Donkey Sanctuary, said: “Increasing biodiversity is essential for an enriched and resilient environment which can support rare species as well as our resident herds of donkeys. The idea was for “rational recreation” in nature, to mitigate the health issues that came with industrialisation. But it was also a way of regulating public behaviour, says Abigail Gilmore, a lecturer in cultural policy at Manchester University who is currently writing a book on parks as cultural spaces. “There was a hope that the working classes would be encouraged into places where they could be seen and weren’t doing things that were disapproved of, such as gambling or drinking.” Did you know that we continue to give you support after you leave our care? Find out about your rights and how we can help.