How 'green' is my valley?

[haylingpete]

How 'green' is my valley?

What proportion of Britain do you reckon is built on? By that I mean covered by buildings, roads, car parks, railways, paths and so on - what people might call "concreted over". By that I mean covered by buildings, roads, car parks, railways, paths and so on - what people might call "concreted over".

People everywhere, not just on the forum, moan about 'The Countryside' disappearing under concrete, more and more fields being built on!

So; "What proportion of Britain do you reckon is built on?"



Go on - have a guess.






wrong




try again





2.27%
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18623096

Not sure if that figure is believable or not

[Leonardo]

I guessed 28% but was not very close.

[Merlinwasp]

2%

[Waverider]

A lot less pasture land than 20 years ago. Arable fields doesnt feel like country whereas arable does (to me anyways).