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Green spaces help all Londoners live longer, healthier and happier lives. From improving air quality, to providing habitats for wildlife and improving our wellbeing, they're a vital part of a healthy city.
London is already one of the greenest cities in the world. And the Mayor has invested over £30 million to make London even greener for everyone.
So far, funding has focused on areas of the city with poor access to open space and nature, especially where these are also areas of deprivation.
The Mayor's latest Green Roots Fund has £12.41million available for green and blue space projects across the capital – empowering Londoners to make their neighbourhoods greener, healthier and wilder.
Help nature thrive in your neighbourhood
Non-profits and local councils can apply for funding to improve London's green and blue spaces for local communities.
Find out more about ways you can make our city greener, like planting trees or turning your garden into a wildlife haven.
Join Simply Volunteer London's online platform and make a difference to your local environment.
Why blue and green spaces are vital to London
Parks, woodlands, rivers and wetlands improve our mental health by providing spaces to relax, connect with each other, walk, cycle and be more active.
From woodlands to reedbeds, the capital's green spaces are teaming with life and provide important habitats for over 15,000 different species.
Support and funding from the Mayor of London has helped create and restore over 350 hectares of habitat, improve over 26 kilometres of rivers, and assist over 300 community groups make their local spaces greener for everyone to enjoy.
Since 2016, the Mayor has:
Planted over 600,000 trees across London, including two new woodlands totalling 85 hectares, for everyone to enjoy.
Created or restored over 900 hectares of green space – the equivalent of more than 2,000 football pitches.
Delivered huge public transport improvements – including the Elizabeth line, night tube, hopper fare and Superloop buses.
Quadrupled London's cycle network from 90km to over 400km. Now one quarter of Londoners live within 400m of a high-quality cycle route.
Restored 3.7km of river and invested £7m to clean up London’s rivers and waterways – creating habitat for wildlife to flourish.
Cut air pollution by nearly half in central London1 since 2016, making the air cleaner for millions of Londoners to explore the city.
Visit blue and green spaces near you
Click on the map to explore some of London's free, wild and green spaces near you. Remember to tag us in your photos #GreenWildFreeLondon.
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More ways we're creating a greener London
London is the first National Park City. The Mayor wants the capital to be greener in the future than it is today.
Learn how the Mayor is implementing tough measures to reduce London's air pollution and protect the health of Londoners.
The Mayor has set ambitious aims for London to be a zero carbon city by 2030. Read about the work he is doing to achieve this.
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1. Based on the calculated difference with a no-ULEZ scenario. See Inner London Ultra Low Emission Zone - One Year Report (PDF)
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