London National Park City

London National Park City London National Park City is a grassroots movement for making our city greener, healthier and wilder. What if London was a National Park?

According to National Parks UK, the purpose of a national park is to ‘conserve and enhance natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage, and to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of national parks by the public.’

If these objectives are central to the notion of a national park, why shouldn’t London, with all its green space, cultural heritage and

diverse wildlife, be one too? Uniquely combining a biodiverse landscape with nature reserves, parks and gardens, the Greater London National Park* covers an area of over 1,500 km2 and is home to more than 8 million people. Recognised as one of the world's most important urban habitats, green spaces and water occupy over 60% of London's land. Over 1,300 Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation cover 19% of the National Park and are home to more than 1,500 species of flowering plants and 300 species of bird. With over 300 languages spoken, 170 museums, four UNESCO World Heritage Sites and one of Britain's National Trails the Greater London National Park* is open for you to explore. The Greater London National Park* is officially a *Notional Park. To help make it real please take a moment to show your support here: http://bit.ly/LondonNP

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01/06/2026

🦡 BADGERS TO BE EVICTED TO MAKE WAY FOR PARK VIEW PLACE DEVELOPMENT

Badgers within Grove Farm’s Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) have built setts in and around the Park View Place development. If planning approval is granted for the development, the impacts suggested by their consultants will be:
• one sett will be permanently “lost” to allow construction of a tower
• a second sett right next to the boundary will be closed during building.
Possible risks are:
• “killing or injury of badgers”,
• “destruction of sett tunnels” and
• “retreat of the badger clan from the local area”

Badgers and their setts are protected in law under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. The plan from the developers is to close the setts under licence as part of an exclusion exercise outside the breeding season, monitor that badgers don’t return and then demolish the targeted sett once “vacant”.

Add in brighter lighting from the development, disturbance along Coston Brook as well as the woodland edge and according to the developer’s own reports, there are risks to badgers post construction of:
• reduced breeding,
• being too scared to forage and
• the possible retreat of the local population altogether from the area.

To Grove Farm this a serious, risk to a protected species.

📢 If you care about badgers and Grove Farm Local Nature Reserve, please:
– Comment on the planning application – see link in bio for the process
– Sign our petition – visit for more information
– Share this post so more people can hear of this issue

Nature can’t speak for itself – but we can.

31/05/2026

Mark and Pixel walk the Capital Ring: Section 15 - Beckton to Woolwich.

The last leg! Thanks to everyone who has taken part in the this month. Almost 300 Ealing events and thousands of Londoners out walking.

30/05/2026

It’s the last weekend of the London Walking Festival!
What does it mean to walk in London? Not just as a way of getting from A to B, but as something political, ecological, historical, communal, and quietly radical? That’s the thread running through Do London Differently, the London Walking Festival’s podcast series for 2026.
Across nine episodes, host Michael Shilling heads out across the city - to a medieval church in Smithfield, a community garden in North Paddington, the banks of the River Lea, and beyond - to talk to the people shaping how London moves on foot. Here’s a little taste of every episode.

Photo dump from the first two weeks of walking the Capital Ring. Nine sections down so far and it's been a total eye ope...
18/05/2026

Photo dump from the first two weeks of walking the Capital Ring. Nine sections down so far and it's been a total eye opener to so deeply enjoy a city I've lived in for nearly 30 years.

Pixel has been amazing, even with his little legs, although I've never seen him so tired at the end of the day. Thanks to all the lovely people who've joined us on the various sections so far 💚

Join us this Saturday to walk from Highgate to Stoke Newington, including a section of Parklands Walk the longest linear nature reserve in London, and on bank holiday Monday we'll be walking from Stoke Newington to Hackney Wick where we'll finish with pizza and refreshments by the Lee Navigation.

If you can chip in to our crowdfunder that would be great. Everything raised goes to find our small grants programme for nature recovery projects across London.

13/05/2026

Mark and Pixel walk the Capital Ring: Section 7 - Richmond to Boston Manor Park

13/05/2026

Did you know that - supported by - created a series of wonderful walking tours connected to the newly named Overground lines?

These six walking tours take you on a journey through migration, equality, and cultural heritage—making London a true melting pot of histories.

Go Jauntly’s Co-founder explored the Weaver Line with This tour follows the London Overground from Liverpool Street to Walthamstow and covers historic sites such as Petticoat Lane Market, Spitalfields and the William Morris Gallery.

11/05/2026

In the episode of the Do London Differently podcast, host Michael Shilling catches up with Scott Oughton-Johnson, founder of a walk-and-talk community for men’s mental health that now runs around 25 to 30 walks a week across 12 London boroughs. Scott was passing through and Michael railroaded him into sitting down for a chat during the London

This week the Proper Blokes club launch a series of wellness walks in - 12pm every Wednesday

10/05/2026

Mark and Pixel walk the Capital Ring: Section 6 - Wimbledon Park to Richmond

Get ready to explore Westminster like never before! 🚶‍♂️✨The London Walking Festival is in full swing, and we’ve got an ...
08/05/2026

Get ready to explore Westminster like never before! 🚶‍♂️✨

The London Walking Festival is in full swing, and we’ve got an incredible lineup of events happening right in the heart of the . Whether you’re looking for hidden nature, a mid-week wellbeing boost, or a deep dive into London’s quirky history, there is a walk for you.

Check out what’s coming up:

🍎 May 14th @ 6:30pm: Fruity Walk around Marylebone. An evening stroll starting from the Visitor Centre.
🎓 May 15th @ 10am: London Walking Festival Conference. Join the conversation on the future of walking at the University of Westminster’s Marylebone campus.
💙 May 20th @ 12pm: Men’s Wellbeing Walk & Talk Group. A supportive space to move and chat. Meeting at Pimlico Station.
🏙️ May 23rd @ 10am: London Diagonal (Part 3). Trekking from Wapping to Wandsworth for those who love a longer urban adventure!
🚽 May 28th @ 10am: London Loo & Sewer Walk. From Tower Hill to St James’s Park, explore the “flush” history of our city.

Which one are you joining us for? Lace up your shoes and let’s get moving! 👟💨

🔗 Link in bio to book your spot!

07/05/2026

Mark and Pixel walk the Capital Ring Section 4: Crystal Palace to Streatham Common

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