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The group fighting to protect some of the biggest green spaces in London

Concerned residents have been taking a stand against the proposed developments on some of London’s biggest green spaces. Residents in East London have some of the most expansive green spaces in the... Read more »
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Campaign urges Londoners to take over parking spaces for a day | London

People are being urged to reclaim parking spaces outside their homes this weekend, transforming them into mini parks for activities such as fitness classes, tea parties and book clubs. Organisers of the... Read more »
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Protests grow against new council homes on green spaces in London | Housing

Protests are growing across London against plans to build thousands of new council homes on green spaces and existing estates. Local authorities need to build desperately needed homes for social rent but... Read more »
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Dance Can’t Nice: New Horniman exhibition explores south London’s black music culture and spaces

‘In some ways it’s about acknowledging the way in which black music has been pushed out of public space, but it’s also about honouring where it has managed to thrive’ A new... Read more »
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‘Give safe spaces to drug users with clean needles and nurses or more will die’

Experts are encouraging a change within the legislation to enable safe spaces for users to inject, sniff and smoke. Safe drug consumption rooms or OPCs – overdose prevention centres – are an... Read more »
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How London grew its green spaces

For metropolis dwellers who can not get out to the countryside, one answer is to convey the countryside into the town. In the first-century AD, the Roman poet Martial coined the phrase... Read more »
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A Guide To London’s Parks And Green Spaces

Photo by Marc Barrot through the Londonist Flickr Pool From elegant Victorian gardens to rugged woodland, London boasts a powerful number of inexperienced areas. Below we have included every little thing you... Read more »

Overground stations transformed into solar-powered green spaces

Striding by means of the backyard, Agamemnon Otero pauses to understand some leaves. “That is salvia. That is rosemary. That’s thyme.” It’s an icy December morning however the final of the kale... Read more »