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View over the Meadow Field.

Horniman Gardens Reopen: Photos Past & Present

16 acres of Lewisham green space is ready for you.

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Nature-ist: Westway Garden, Ladbroke Grove

A surprisingly quiet slice of green behind Ladbroke Grove station.

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Mysterious Bunker Discovered In Sutton

It’s perhaps the most extraordinary thing to happen in the borough of Sutton since a block of shitty ice fell on a shed (about the only other news story from Sutton we can find in our almost 6-year archive). Part of The Green has been …

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A Look At The Future Of Burgess Park

The two shortlisted designs for a £6 million facelift for Burgess Park between Walworth and Camberwell, south London, have been unveiled. The image above shows the entry by LDA Design, which opens up the park’s wide spaces and prioritises wildlide and cultural events. The rival …

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Guided Jogging Tours Are Go

Photo by zefrog There are some decisions you regret the moment you make them. Joining a jogging guided tour seemed like it was going to be just one of those. It thankfully wasn’t. The newly-launched City Jogging Tours are squarely targeted at tourists and out-of-towners. …

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Greening For Gasholder No. 8

By John Sturrock Camley Street Natural Park is set to get a new, nature-ist neighbour. A competition to transform and landscape the area in and around Gasholder No. 8, on the site of the Pancras Gasworks at Goodsway, is out to tender. Gasholder no.8 will …

Crowd at Lambeth Country Fair 2008 by doodledub, with thanks

The Summer Of Local Love

Crowd at Lambeth Country Fair 2007 by doodledub, with thanks Local festivals are big news this summer. Wandsworth had a heritage festival throughout June, Camberwell Arts Festival started with a park party and finishes today and we’ll be bringing you some spectacular photos of Greenwich …

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Photo of the Day: Deck Chairs

Why snooze on one deck chair in the park when you can snooze on all of them? Photo by wobblyturkey via the Londonist Flickrpool.

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Photograph Your Park

Image courtesy of Matt from London January might not be the bonniest month to be photographing your local greenery but Your London wants your snaps. The GLA, local authorities and Green Spaces Forum want to create the definitive online guide to the capital’s parks and …

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The Saturday Strangeness

90. The Ghouls of Greenwich Several decades ago, author Elliot O’ Donnell recorded many famous and obscure apparitions in his books. On the 24th July 1898, the writer claimed to have had a weird encounter with a ‘nature spirit’, as he described it, whilst he …

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Big Wheel Sundays In The Park

If you enjoyed lazing about and listening to music in Regent’s Park this weekend at the Innocent Village Fete, then fear not – more music is hitting the greenest patch in NW1 very soon in the form of Big Wheel Sundays. Back for a 2nd …