Gloucester has been named as one of the greenest urban areas in the UK according to new research.

The city was ranked 20 in the list - one place ahead of Bristol - compiled by holiday rental company Holidu.

The list ranked the top 30 towns and cities based on the density of parks and green spaces.

Milton Keynes topped the list with Warrington and Peterbrough in second and third.

Northampton and Stone-on-Trent completed the top five with Exeter the top-ranked place in the South West in ninth.

Among other rankings, Cardiff was 11th with Swindon in 26th and Oxford rounding out the top 30.