Metropolitan Green Belt

The Metropolitan Green Belt

The Metropolitan Green Belt is a special area of open land around London, England. It helps keep the city from growing too big and gives people places to enjoy nature close to home.

The Green Belt includes parts of several places such as Greater London, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, and Surrey, as well as small parts of Bedfordshire and Sussex. It covers a very large area—about 513,860 hectares or 1,269,800 acres!

The Green Belt was created to protect these lands from being built on. They can stay as parks, farms, and natural spaces for everyone to use and enjoy. The Green Belt helps manage how cities grow and keeps green spaces available for people to relax and play.