This study analyses the provision of accessible urban
greenspace in Leicester (a city in the English midlands) in relation
to the distribution of ethnic and religious trends. It uses a
geographical information system (GIS) to apply a network analysis
of greenspace access. In this work the term ‘greenspace’ is
used to signify natural greenspaces in an urban context. The
typology of urban greenspaces for the UK as defined by the
Urban Green Spaces Task Force (2002) and Handley et al.
(2003a) is strictly adhered to. Handley et al. (2003a) note that
a range of different land features can be considered as natural
greenspaces in an urban context. This definition promotes
the concept of multifunctional greenspaces, referencing criteria