Providing suitable alternative natural green space such as county parks is important to offset the impact of increased population on SSSI areas and protect biodiversity, but country parks alone cannot reduce the impact on sensitive natural habitat. The accessibility of country parks will greatly impact on who and how people use them. If they are only accessible by private car, then the parks will be less used by the population demographics who are most in need of improved access to green space.
A separate, complementary emphasis on improving the quality of small green spaces adjacent to dense population centres should be incorporated. Tools such as Greenkeeper (http://www.greenkeeperuk.co.uk/) are good to help prioritising factors that increase public use of GI and provides a value for money assessment of upgrade options. Improving walking and cycling access, frequency of seating areas, access to toilets is one approach; 'wildscaping' can be equalling successful in creating an attractive environment that encourages greater community use.