Ashtead Common, owned and managed by the City of London at no cost to the public, is a 200 hectare (500 acre) public open space. Located in north-east Surrey, close to junction 9 of the M25, it forms part of a larger area of open countryside, which includes Epsom...

Farthing Downs & New Hill, owned and managed by the City of London, is a 95 hectare (235 acre) area of chalk grassland lying within the London green belt. Farthing Downs was designated in 1975 as part of the Farthing Downs and Happy Valley Site of Special Scientific...

Coulsdon Common, owned and managed by the City of London at no cost to the public, is a 51 hectare (127 acre) public open space. Located in south Croydon it forms part of a larger area of open countryside within the London green belt that link London with the wider...

The flat site on which Bushy Park lies has been settled for at least 4,000 years. There is clear evidence of the medieval field boundaries, with the finest example just south of the Waterhouse Woodland Gardens, where there are traces of the largest and most complete...

Riddlesdown is a 43 hectare (104 acre) area of chalk scrub and grassland lying within the London green belt. It is an important and diverse part of our local cultural and natural heritage, shaped by its geology, history and previous land use. Riddlesdown remains...

London Wetland Centre is a 105 acre wildlife haven with scenic walkways set amongst the lakes, pools and meadows that are home to birds, bats, water voles, grass snakes, amphibians, dragonflies and moths. You can spot wildlife close-up from the six hides dotted...

Three royal palaces skirt St James's Park. The most ancient palace is Westminster, now known as the Houses of Parliament. St James's Palace with its Tudor style still holds the title of the Court of St James despite the fact that the Monarch has lived in the third...

The Garden Museum explores and celebrates British gardens and gardening through its collection, temporary exhibitions, events, symposia and garden.

We publish interactive trails that take place in the city of London, England.

The Green Park was first recorded in 1554 as the place where a rebellion took place against the marriage of Mary I to Philip II of Spain. It was a famous duelling site until 1667 when Charles II bought an extra 40 acres and it became known as upper St James's Park....