Parks, green spaces and biodiversity
Our work for a greener London
London’s parks, green spaces, and natural landscapes are the places where Londoners can relax, exercise, play, and enjoy the capital’s natural heritage and culture. They also provide habitat for wildlife, help protect London from the impacts of climate change, and contribute to improving London’s air quality.
As London grows, its parks, rivers, canals, trees, gardens and green roofs will become ever more vital. Collectively they comprise a critical green infrastructure that can help to:
- improve the health of Londoners
- protect the city from climate change
- conserve wildlife
- boost the enjoyment of culture and heritage
- promote London’s economic growth.
Below you can find out more about the work we are doing to ensure that London’s future growth does not compromise, but helps to improve, the quality and function of London’s green infrastructure.
London is a diverse city, reflected not only in its population but across its landscapes and wildlife too.
London is one of the greenest cities in the world. Trees and woodlands make London a healthier, more attractive place.
London’s parks, landscapes, canals, reservoirs and riversides form an important network of spaces and public places.
We need to green the grey to make the city a better place to live, work and invest.
Ensuring London becomes greener as it grows.
How the Mayor is contributing to London being the world's first National Park City.
Programmes and funding
Non-profits and local councils can apply for funding to improve London's green and blue spaces for local communities.
The Mayor's programmes to support projects to improve green and blue spaces and enhance our resilience to climate change.
A European funded project using ‘nature-based solutions’ to address local urban challenges in Thamesmead.
See previous green space and tree programmes completed before 2016.
How you can help
Make our city greener, healthier and wilder
Thousands of Londoners are doing simple things to make our city greener, healthier and wilder.
Find out what you can do to take part.
Commissions, advisory groups and partners
The London Green Spaces Commission develops models for the delivery and management of green infrastructure.
The London Rewilding Taskforce explored how rewilding can support nature and biodiversity in London.
A network of organisations that collaborate to protect, manage and enhance the capital's urban forest.
Our maps
A compendium of useful resources for decision-makers and the public.
This map shows tree data from the London boroughs and Transport for London.
Explore some of London's free, wild and green spaces near you.
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