Biodiversity Guide
Protecting & Enhancing Nature: A Practical Guide for Sport and Physical Activity Organisations Sport depends on nature. Whether it is a village cricket ground, a city leisure centre, a rowing club on a river, a parkrun route, a golf course, or a major stadium, every sport relies on healthy natural systems. Nature provides the clean […]
Tackling Inequalities Guide
Fair, Green & Active: Tackling inequalities through environmental sustainability in sport and physical activity Sport and physical activity depend on healthy people, healthy places and a stable climate – but access to these foundations are not equal. Many people face persistent barriers to being active. Cost, disability, health, discrimination, caring responsibilities, transport, safety, confidence and […]
Whalley Range Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club
Climate adaptation and biodiversity action The Whalley Range Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club is an inner-city Manchester community club who have been at their Kingsbrook Road location since 1923. In 2012, the club experienced drought followed by a one-in-100-year flooding event. The same level of flooding then occurred in 2016, 2017 and every year after […]
The National Trust: enhancing biodiversity
The National Trust is Europe’s largest conservation charity, with a purpose to deliver benefit to the nation through nature, history and beauty. The trust protect and care for places so that people and nature can thrive. In doing so, they are also enabling and providing places for physical activity and improved wellbeing. What have they […]
Canal & River Trust Accessibility Map
Canal & River Trust Accessibility Map: highlighting barriers & enablers to access towpaths Our canals and rivers provide year-round opportunities for people to get out and about in the fresh air. The Canal & River Trust have created an accessibility map which contains information on UK towpaths and their access points in order to make […]
Access for All: accessible places and spaces
Activity Alliance have developed this comprehensive guide offering practical and cost-effective solutions to create welcoming and accessible environments for everyone. There are over 16 million disabled people in the UK (around a quarter of the population). However, many disabled people face significant barriers to accessing both indoor and outdoor spaces. These barriers can be societal, […]
The Social Value of Sport and Physical Activity in England – Summary Report
The Background In 2024, a consortium of partners brought together by social value experts State of Life, in partnership with leading sports economists from the Sport Industry Research Centre (SIRC) at Sheffield Hallam University and the Institute of Sport at Manchester Metropolitan University, produced a new national model of social value for Sport England as […]
Sport England: Inequalities Metric
Sport England created the Inequalities Metric in 2024 to identify who is least likely to be active. The Inequalities Metric recognises the intersectionality of individuals characteristics and provides a comprehensive measure of inequalities. Key Insights from the Inequalities Metric 58% of adults have at least on inequality characteristic 75% of adults with no inequality characteristic […]
Sport for Nature Framework
The Sports for Nature Framework was created to tap into sports’ enormous potential to take on ambitious goals and drive positive change. The Framework aims to deliver transformative, nature positive action across sports by 2030 and beyond, enabling sports to champion nature and contribute to its protection and restoration. The Framework supports sports to make […]
Moving in Blue Spaces Playbook
Full Guide This national playbook designed to support Active Partnerships across England to work more effectively with sports clubs, community organisations and strategic partners to grow movement in and around blue spaces. It is a project led by Active Partnerships, the Clean Water Sports Alliance and supported by Sport England to share understanding of why […]