On Your Doorstep is an initiative we have developed in collaboration with Rochdale-based production company Breaking Barriers and local visual artist Babs Smith.
The programme aims to document how local residents, regardless of age or location within the borough, have benefited from our abundant green spaces to enhance their moods, mental health, and physical well-being.
Benefits of visiting our green spaces
Access to good quality green spaces such as parks, woodlands, fields or allotments varies greatly and our borough sees only around 1 in 10 people enjoying the outdoor space we have to offer.
People with better access to green spaces enjoy a wide range of social, mental and physical health benefits. Over 2 thirds of the borough of Rochdale is rural and nearly a third of us live within 500 metres of a woodland area.
There is strong evidence showing that access to green space really matters for our health and our climate.
Watch videos of green spaces near you
You can watch a series of short films created by Breaking Barriers that capture just some of our borough’s beautiful green spaces.
Where will you go next?
Find parks and open spaces in the borough
The borough of Rochdale boasts many parks and open spaces.