Future Parks Accelerator evaluation: final report

This is a summary of key findings and learning from the evaluation of the Future Parks Accelerator (FPA) programme. FPA is a partnership between the National Lottery Heritage Fund and the National Trust, backed by £14m of investment including £1.2m from the former Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. FPA aims to help local authorities to transform their green space, repurposing it for the 21st century. Eight local authorities were supported to examine options for strategic planning, funding, management and community engagement to put green spaces on a sustainable footing. The programme ran from 2019 to 2022. FPA's vision was to create ‘a critical mass of public parks and green spaces in the UK on a path to sustainability and transformation to deliver even greater public benefits for the next generation’.