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Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency worst ‘tree desert’ in England, research shows
UK NewsHealth•May 14, 2026 at 6:00 AMNational

Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency worst ‘tree desert’ in England, research shows

By Sandra Laville•The Guardian - UK News

Woodland Trust also finds significant north-south divide in tree cover, leaving many people at risk of poor health Nigel Farage’s constituency of Clacton-on-Sea is a “tree desert”, leaving people more exposed to air pollution, poorer health, lower life expectancy and the impact of rising temperatures, according to a new report.The Essex town is rated the worst-performing for equal access to trees in England, with the highest proportion of urban residents – 98.2% – living in neighbourhoods with critically low access to trees. Continue reading...

Woodland Trust also finds significant north-south divide in tree cover, leaving many people at risk of poor health

Nigel Farage’s constituency of Clacton-on-Sea is a “tree desert”, leaving people more exposed to air pollution, poorer health, lower life expectancy and the impact of rising temperatures, according to a new report.

The Essex town is rated the worst-performing for equal access to trees in England, with the highest proportion of urban residents – 98.2% – living in neighbourhoods with critically low access to trees.

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