The London Parks
and Green Spaces Forum

2012 events announced
For a full list of our events planned for the year, please visit our events page.

Managing together: housing, parks and green spaces
LPGSF's joint open meeting with the London Parks Benchmarking Forum and Neighbourhoods Green took place on 2 December at City Hall.
Members can view the presentations here.

1 in 7 children have not visited green space this year
A new report, Sowing the Seeds, published by the London Sustainable Development Commission, highlights the benefits of allowing children to experience the natural environment and identifies successful interventions that enable children under the age of 12 to do so.

Findings show that one in seven children in London has not visited a green space in the past year.

'Roots to Work' research
Capital Growth commissioned research by City & Guilds into employability and food growing shows a clear role for growing projects in increasing employability.