The grant is from Natural England's Access to Nature programme - funded by the Big Lottery Fund.
Research by Natural England revealed that less than 25 per cent of children today play in their local "patch of nature" compared to more than 50 per cent of their parents when they were growing up.
In a bid to reverse this trend, Play England and Savlon, in conjunction with Natural England, are calling upon families to share their safe local outdoor playing spaces, with the launch of an interactive online map.
As well as finding great places to play outside, families can put their own natural places to play on the map. Once they've played there, they can go back and rate the areas, post comments and upload photos to show why they're good - or why they need improving.
If you know a great natural space to play, don't keep it to yourself - put it on the map.
