Our final vacancies round-up of the year features a wide range of roles, with a few closing real soon! 🟢 Green Hub Facilitator & Community Gardener, @bostse1.bsky.social 🟢 Nature Conservation Manager, @islington-council.bsky.social 🟢 Project Manager, @lewisham.gov.uk See a full list here

Young people visit parks less than any other age group and park management may be part of the reason. Dr Meredith Whitten's recent open-access paper shows how safety, maintenance and feeling “parks are for children” leave 16–25s disconnected. @urbanparksgirl.bsky.social

24 years. 7,630 posts. Still going strong. 🎉 We’re celebrating the anniversary of Discuss — our email & meetings platform connecting 180+ green space professionals across London. 👉 Check out our reflection article and the *FULL* infographic here

Parks are Britons’ favourite thing about where they live. Not the high street. Not heritage. Not community spirit. New research from @moreincommonuk.bsky.social @thetcpa.bsky.social shows just how essential green space is to daily life & how strongly the public wants investment in it. 👉 tr.ee/3ps

⏰ One week left to share your insights on two horticulture and landscape apprenticeships and help the Trailblazer Group refine the standards: tr.ee/apprenticesh... #ShapeHortApprenticeships

Our takeaways toolkit brings together the best bits from our Play & Playgrounds event for anyone involved in managing or improving playgrounds across London. There's much more on our Resources Hub! 🛝 Download the toolkit or explore the Resources Hub: tr.ee/rh-play

From tree care to herd management, there’s a great mix of roles open this month across London’s green spaces, including some from @theroyalparks.bsky.social and @leevalleypark.bsky.social! 🌿

Playgrounds, policy, and parks on the global stage 🌍 Catch the highlights from a busy season at Parks for London — and subscribe to get future issues delivered to your inbox! 📰 Read now 🔔 Subscribe

We’re proud to support the #ForceOfNature campaign, now in full swing! If you are: 💼 a green space employer: pledge to take action towards more inclusive recruitment 🌱a jobseeker: explore job opportunities and career resources, or express your interest in Horticulture Bootcamps 2026 👉 Find out more

How can London design, manage, and sustain great play spaces? We explored this at our September Play & Playgrounds event, where members of our #GreenSpaceOperationsNetwork shared their experiences of funding, maintenance, and asset management. 👉👉 Catch up via our takeaways toolkit

The 2nd edition of Safer Parks: Improving Access for Women and Girls is now backed by Police Crime Prevention Initiatives, linking park design and crime prevention—offering practical steps to make public spaces safer and more inclusive. 📒 Find it on our Resources Hub

Do you take on horticulture or landscape apprentices, or work with a contractor that does? Take 10 minutes to share your experience and help improve two apprenticeship standards by the Horticulture & Landscaping Trailblazer Group — have your say here!

When life feels overwhelming, you might want to try stepping outside. In a park, surrounded by trees, light, and open sky, your breathing slows, your thoughts quiet, and your mind begins to rest. This #WorldMentalHealthDay, remember that wellbeing can be as close as your nearest park. 💚

From community engagement and park patrols to conservation and horticulture, this month’s vacancies cover a wide range of roles across London’s green spaces. 👉 Explore these and more: tr.ee/vacancies

🦌 New resource alert: @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social has published the London Deer Strategy, outlining a 4-year plan for managing wild deer in the capital. 👉Find it now in our Resources Hub

📣Have your say! The Draft London Local Nature Recovery Strategy is now out for consultation. Find out more: londonlnrs.commonplace.is and sign up to our LNRS webinar bit.ly/46uMMnx%F0%9...

How can we make London’s ecological network bigger, better & more joined up? The GLA (@ldn-environment.bsky.social) has published a draft Local Nature Recovery Strategy – and wants your feedback on priorities and mapped opportunity areas. 🗓️ Deadline: 29 Oct 2025 ℹ️ More info

Grow the next generation of horticultural leaders 🌿🛠️🧠 The new Level 5 Horticulture & Landscaping Technical Manager Apprenticeship helps develop skilled professionals ready to lead and manage parks, landscapes and gardens. Learn more: tr.ee/new-apprenti...

Park staff play a vital role in making green spaces feel safer. The #SaferParks campaign provides: ✅ Free bystander training for parks teams ✅ Posters & resources for your sites ✅ Guidance on safety & inclusion Get these resources here

📢 Deadline approaching: We’re looking for new Trustees! If you’re passionate about the future of green spaces and want to make a difference at a strategic level, we’d love to hear from you. 👉 Apply by midday, 29 September, and find more details here

The Royal Parks Guild’s Apprentice & Trainee Discovery Day 2025 explores the future of horticulture in the face of climate change, biodiversity loss, and new technologies—with keynote talks, breakout sessions, tours, and networking opportunities. 🎟️ Register by 29 Sep

From case studies to expert insights, our Green Spaces & Flood Mitigation workshop toolkit is packed with resources to help you take action and learn from other inspiring projects across London's green spaces. 🌊🌳💡 Download the toolkit

Your next opportunity in the green space sector could be among this month's highlights: ✨Community Food Growing & Engagement Officer, @lewisham.gov.uk ✨Senior Gardener + Assistant Ranger, @leevalleypark.bsky.social ✨Treescape Curator, @theroyalparks.bsky.social ✨Trustee with us! See more info

🌿 Today marks one year since Ed stepped into the role of Executive Director at Parks for London! Read his reflections on his journey so far on our website: tr.ee/eds-reflection

Our Green Space Digest just went out, bringing you: 🔔 Numerous updates from us on what we’ve been working on this summer 🔔 Free training opportunities 🔔 Upcoming networking events and conferences 🔔 New research, guidance, and tools Read here and sign up to receive the next issue

Gain Practical Horticulture Skills qualifications (up to a Diploma) with Walworth Garden's part-time courses! 🌱 Places are still available for this September's intake ✨ Funded places available for Southwark residents 📅 Submissions are welcome ahead of the next January intake

🐕🌲New to our Resources Hub: guidance on managing visitors with dogs in your woodland, developed by the Forestry Commission, to support woodland owners in managing dog walking access, engaging with dog walkers while minimising impacts on wildlife, other visitors, and the woodland environment.

We’re delighted that our Environmental Visual Evaluation (EVE) Tool has been featured by Pro Landscaper! 📰 Read it here "I’d like to think it can be applied anywhere, the important thing about this is that it is people-focussed," said Ed Stannard of the new engagement tool.

Join Midlands Parks Forum at their Annual Conference: Climate Action through Greenspaces 📅 12 November 2025 📍 Derby Conference Centre 🎫 Book now The conference brings together parks and green space professionals to discuss how we can reimagine parks management in response to the climate emergency.

✨ More than 160 people have picked up our Environmental Visual Evaluation (EVE) Tool, designed to help landowners and managers better understand how women and girls perceive safety in parks and green spaces, and identify practical interventions! 👩👧🌳 Download your copy now

We’re looking for committed, forward-thinking individuals to join our Board of Trustees and help shape the future of green spaces across the capital! 🌿💡 Apply by midday on 29 September & share with your network. View more details here

Great to see #NatureTownsandCities funding ambitious green space projects across the UK, including two in London: Ealing: a new Regional Park & heritage trail to connect nature & reduce flood risk Lewisham: new strategy to transform the borough's natural heritage for wildlife & community wellbeing

Whether you're a seasoned climber, passionate about engaging volunteers, or ready to take the lead on major projects, there’s a role for you in London’s vibrant parks and green spaces sector. 👉 Check out new roles here: tr.ee/vacancies

📺 Watch the webinar on our new EVE Tool: vimeo.com/parksforlond... "This tool supports exactly the kind of site-based, user-led engagement our research calls for ... It’s practical, collaborative, and a powerful way to capture what surveys often miss," said @annabarker.bsky.social in her keynote.

👧🌳💬 Just launched: our Environmental Visual Evaluation (EVE) Tool for Women and Girls’ Safety in Green Spaces helps owners and managers of parks & green spaces better understand women & girls’ perceptions of safety through structured, collaborative evaluations of their spaces.

Congratulations to all the parks and green spaces awarded a Green Flag in 2025 — a record-breaking 2,250 sites across the UK! 👏👏👏 🏆 See the full list of winners: tr.ee/gfa25 📷 LDA Design / Robin Forster

At our Green Spaces and Flood Mitigation Workshop on 18 June, we explored how parks & green spaces can help reduce flood risk in our cities with over 40 attendees at Beckenham Place Park—through a site visit, case studies & panel discussions. 🌊 Read our full recap & download the workshop toolkit

WEBINAR: Join us for the launch of our new Environmental Visual Evaluation Tool — a practical resource designed for green space managers to help make green spaces safer for women & girls. 💬🌳 📅22 July, 1–1:45 pm 🎤Keynote by ‪‪@annabarker.bsky.social‬ (@universityofleeds.bsky.social‬) 🔗Register here

We're delighted to see our letter published in The Guardian last week! Read it here: tr.ee/guardian-let... "Council budgets have fallen and there is no national strategy for green spaces, despite the huge benefits they offer, writes Ed Stannard."

Love London’s green spaces? Make them your workplace. New vacancies include hands-on gardening to strategic biodiversity roles—and even a trustee opportunity. 👉 Explore and apply

📰 We've responded to Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett's recent piece in @guardian on the challenges of accessing outdoor spaces with children during extreme weather, adding our perspective on the funding gaps and long-term pressures facing public parks and green space management. Read our letter here!

📰 Our latest #GreenSpaceDigest is here! Inside: 🌿 The brand-new Integrated Weed Management Reference Guide 💸 New funding to support your work 🗣️ Open sectoral consultations 🌳 Opportunities for free trees, hedges and more! Read here and sign up to receive the next issue

How can green spaces better support neurodivergent adults? 🌿🧠 If you are above 18+ and identify as neurodivergent (no formal diagnosis needed), take this 15–20 min anonymous survey by 6 July — or pass it on to someone who might be interested.

🌼 How can we better support pollinators in our cities? Join the City of London Corporation and @pollinatinglt.bsky.social‬ for a seminar on 17 July (5–7pm) at the Tower of London to hear expert insights on urban pollinators and how we can help them thrive. Plus, inspiring case studies! Register now

⏰ We’re halfway through #LCAW2025! London Climate Action Week is connecting climate leaders, communities & changemakers. Explore all events Or read some case studies on climate action

🌿 Get skilled, certified, and ready to start a career in parks or landscaping with Groundwork London & Capel Manor College's free 5-week Level 2 Horticulture Training. 📍 Southwark & Enfield 🗓️ Starts July & Sept 2025 ✅ 6 qualifications 💰 Daily bursary 💼 Employer interview guaranteed More info

Children in England are growing up sedentary, scrolling and alone. Over half of parents say their youngest child plays outside less than they did. The new report by the Raising The Nation Play Commission calls for urgent action. Let’s bring back play. 🛝 Read the Everything to Play For report

The Amenity Forum Updating Event 2025 is going live from their studio on 25 June, bringing together expert voices from across the amenity sector for a packed morning of insights, updates, and interactive discussion! 📅 25 June 2025 (Wed), 10:30 am–12:15 pm 🎫 Find out more & register for free here

🌿 Today we relaunched our Integrated Weed Management Reference Guide! It aims to help those managing parks, streets, & public spaces adopt a more holistic, evidence-based approach that reduces reliance on chemicals & supports biodiversity. #IWM25 📘 Download the FREE Guide 👉 Read our joint statement

The line-up is complete! All of our 2025 events are now live for booking! We have a selection of events right across the country this year to choose from! Don't miss out the favourites go quickly! @ticl.me @cprelondon.bsky.social #woodlandtrust urbantreefestival.org/the-programm...