CLACTON residents have a less than a mile of green footpaths to walk along, new analysis has revealed.

The figures by The Ramblers – a charity for walkers - revealed 1,470 metres of green public rights of way are accessible to people in Clacton within a 10-minute walk.

This means Clacton ranks 338th out of 448 constituencies in England (the lowest quarter).

Analysis from environmental organisation Friends of the Earth, meanwhile, revealed 48 neighbourhoods in Clacton (85.7 per cent) have less than ten per cent tree canopy cover.

Overall, Clacton has just 6.7 per cent tree cover – equivalent to 888 hectares.

In comparison, across England, 43 per cent of neighbourhoods have less than ten per cent tree canopy cover while 84 per cent have less than 20 per cent coverage.

The Ramblers researched how many green rights of way there are across England by using satellite observations.

While the Friends of the Earth analysis also revealed that there are fewer trees in the poorest neighbourhoods.

A Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs spokesman said the Environmental Improvement Plan “sets out our ambition for every household to be within a 15-minute walk of a green space or water.”

A £14.5 million ‘access for all’ programme for green and blue spaces, new National Park, and 34 new landscape recovery projects have also been announced.