Doorstep Greens

Doorstep Greens are locally owned and run public spaces across England.

The Agency set out to find green spaces which could be organised into relatively small parks and then create a local charitable trust to own, fundraise for, and run each space in perpetuity.

The Countryside Agency has since become part of Natural England, who have nominal national responsibility for this scheme[2].

The policy with Doorstep Greens was to encourage organisers to apply for a Green Flag award once their site was complete, thereby encouraging future management to a recognised standard.

The National Audit Office, The Land Trust and other public bodies such as CabeSpace (now disbanded) used Doorstep Greens as case study material for their publications on community greenspace.