Photo: Jude Dobson · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Staining lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
13 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 1.9 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Staining add up to 2.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The sea makes up 6% of the area within 5 km. Staining grades B+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Staining grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Staining, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Staining is 18th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,500 to 1,700 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Staining stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 38 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portskewett Gwent | A+ | 10 | 100% | 2.9 | 3% |
| 2 | Melton Suffolk | A+ | 6.5 | 100% | 4.1 | 33% |
| 3 | Wood Street Village Surrey | A+ | 25.7 | 81% | 4.9 | 18% |
| 4 | Pen-clawdd West Glamorgan | A | 4 | 100% | 0.5 | 42% |
| 5 | Ducklington Oxfordshire | A | 10.1 | 79% | 4.8 | 4% |
| 6 | Roydon Essex | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 7 | St Athan South Glamorgan | A | 2.2 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 8 | Hale Bank Cheshire | A− | 9.1 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 9 | Shillington Bedfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 83% | 3.2 | 14% |
| 10 | Bean Kent | A− | 17 | 72% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 11 | Woodhouse Eaves Leicestershire | A− | 35.7 | 85% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Kewstoke Somerset | A− | 1.3 | 74% | 4.3 | 1% |
| 13 | Hampton Magna Warwickshire | A− | 6.8 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 14 | Sonning Berkshire | A− | 11.1 | 80% | 2.5 | 7% |
| 15 | Thorpe-le-Soken Essex | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 16 | East Dean and Friston East Sussex | B+ | 1.2 | 18% | 4.6 | 58% |
| 17 | Stithians Cornwall | B+ | 3.2 | 80% | 3.4 | 3% |
| 18 | Staining Lancashire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 19 | Seal Kent | B+ | 3.3 | 78% | 2.1 | 77% |
| 20 | Littlebourne Kent | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 3 | 9% |
| 21 | Farcet Cambridgeshire | B+ | 13.8 | 77% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 22 | Ardingly West Sussex | B | 1.7 | 53% | 4.1 | 83% |
| 23 | Abridge Essex | B | 3 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 24 | Mount Hawke Cornwall | B | 1.4 | 85% | 2 | 6% |
| 25 | Fence Lancashire | B | 1.3 | 62% | 6.2 | 32% |
| 26 | Edgworth Lancashire | B | 3.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 27 | Sibertswold Kent | B− | 1.9 | 79% | 2.2 | 38% |
| 28 | Whittington Shropshire | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 29 | South Witham Lincolnshire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 30 | West Horndon Essex | C+ | 2.2 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 31 | Evenwood County Durham | C+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Bartestree Herefordshire | C+ | 2.1 | 81% | 1.9 | 10% |
| 33 | Everton Hampshire | C+ | 1.3 | 58% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 34 | Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey) Worcestershire | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 35 | Templecombe Somerset | C+ | 2 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 36 | Clutton Somerset | C+ | 0.9 | 74% | 3.3 | 11% |
| 37 | High Littleton Somerset | C+ | 1 | 58% | 4.9 | 1% |
| 38 | Potterspury Northamptonshire | C | 1.4 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Blisworth Northamptonshire | C | 2.2 | 81% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Buxted East Sussex | C | 1.1 | 63% | 2.4 | 52% |
| 41 | Harden West Yorkshire | C | 1.8 | 40% | 5 | 0% |
| 42 | Earith Cambridgeshire | C | 1.2 | 78% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Scawby Lincolnshire | C− | 25.7 | 68% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Higher Walton Lancashire | C− | 2.2 | 61% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 45 | Thorney Cambridgeshire | C− | 3.4 | 74% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Pensilva Cornwall | C− | 1.6 | 60% | 1.3 | 15% |
| 47 | Sywell and Overstone Northamptonshire | D | 3.1 | 62% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 48 | Upper Arncott Oxfordshire | D | 3.1 | 59% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 49 | Thurcaston Leicestershire | D | 1.1 | 33% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 50 | Ainsworth Greater Manchester | D | 0.4 | 64% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 51 | Whittlesford Cambridgeshire | D | 2.3 | 57% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Moulton Lincolnshire | D | 1.9 | 75% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Ketton Rutland | D | 2.1 | 56% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Balsham Cambridgeshire | D | 1.7 | 57% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | St Erme and Trispen Cornwall | D | 0.3 | 69% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 56 | Findern Derbyshire | D | 1.8 | 40% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Woodborough Nottinghamshire | D− | 1 | 45% | 2 | 0% |
| 58 | Scarcroft West Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 15% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 59 | School Aycliffe County Durham | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Church Fenton North Yorkshire | D− | 0.3 | 50% | 0.7 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Staining’s built-up area.
How close Staining’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 11 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 147 residents.
The Forest Of Bowland National Landscape is 11 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
Footpaths in and around Staining
13 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Staining and the kilometre around it, 1.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Staining; its footpaths are on the map above.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Staining: May to September
The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 86 | 67 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 71 | 90 | 89 | 110 | 98 | 101 |
April is the driest month (57 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 110 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 36 nights a year. The climate in Staining →
Staining is near the sea
6% of the area within 5 km of Staining is sea. 1 beach is mapped within 5 km, 0 with a name.
Sea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
3 viewpoints and 11 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 1 viewpoint more.
Picnic sites 10
Plus 10 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 11
Plus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Plus 2 campsites without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staining | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Poulton-le-Fylde 1.8 mi | B+ | 3.6 | 85% | 0% |
| Blackpool 1.9 mi | C+ | 1.6 | 75% | 0% |
| Carleton 2.8 mi | A | 3.0 | 86% | 0% |
| Thornton 4.2 mi | C | 2.1 | 71% | 0% |
| Wrea Green 4.2 mi | B− | 3.5 | 100% | 0% |
| Hambleton 4.3 mi | C− | 2.3 | 14% | 0% |
Carleton, 2.8 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 86% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Staining
Is Staining near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape, 11 mi north-east of the village’s edge. It covers 806 km² and was designated in 1964.
How many people in Staining live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Staining?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Staining good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 28% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 62% (2.6 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Staining’s overall grade.
Where Staining’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
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