A bumper month for green space jobs in London! We've added a wide range of new opportunities to our vacancies board from @camdencouncil.bsky.social @capelmanorcollege.bsky.social @habsandheritage.bsky.social @mertoncouncil.bsky.social @lb-southwark.bsky.social and more! 👉 See all vacancies

☀️ Visiting a London park this week? Help keep it beautiful and welcoming for everyone. 💧Bring water 🥪Pack a picnic, not a BBQ 🗑️Take litter home if bins are full 🌳Enjoy responsibly. #LoveLondonsParks

In our latest Lunch & Learn webinar, @annabarker.bsky.social & @franpontin.bsky.social of @universityofleeds.bsky.social showed how the Safer Parks Dashboard (launching October) will help park professionals identify safety barriers & improve parks for women & girls using open data. 🎥 Watch it here

Asking for a friend: what sort of guidance, evidence, or support would help you implement more bird-friendly management in your green spaces? 🐦🌳 @btobirds.bsky.social wants to hear from local authorities, friends groups, and land managers before 31 July - Take the survey

🌿 Lunch & Learn: Using open data to improve safety for women & girls In just two weeks we'd be joined by @annabarker.bsky.social & @franpontin.bsky.social of @universityofleeds.bsky.social to learn about the Safer Parks Dashboard! 📊 📅 29 Jul 2026, 1–1:45 pm 🎟️ Register: tr.ee/webinar-5

☀️ As picnic season is in full swing, we're revisiting our guide to sustainable, litter-free picnics, which presents simple ways to enjoy London's parks while keeping them clean and safe. Here are three easy tips to get you started, but there are plenty more ideas in the full guide 🧺

🐕 We've recently refreshed our Professional Dog Walker Licencing templates to support boroughs & other land managers implementing licencing schemes for professional dog walkers operating in their parks & green spaces. The templates are free for @parksforlondon.org.uk supporters. ➡️ Find out more

Fancy shaping London’s green spaces from a classroom, a park, a project board, or a flower bed? Our latest vacancies span horticulture, conservation, estates management, teaching, project management and gardening. 👉 See what’s new

The May–June edition of our Green Space Digest is out! In the 40th issue: ☀️ Insights on heat & resilience in London 🌱 Latest developments & coverage on #IWM 📆 Bunch of opportunities + events 📚 Fresh guidance + templates 📣 Quick updates from across the sector Have a read: tr.ee/pfl-latest-n...

🎙️Here are three upcoming webinars on making parks and green spaces more inclusive worth joining this summer! From policy to practice, these sessions offer fresh insight, real examples, and practical ideas to create greener spaces that work for everyone. 📆See details & booking links

🌿 Lunch & Learn: Using open data to improve safety for women & girls Join @annabarker.bsky.social & @franpontin.bsky.social of @universityofleeds.bsky.social to learn about their new and upcoming Safer Parks Dashboard! 📊 📅 29 Jul 2026, 1–1:45 pm 🎟️ tr.ee/webinar-5

Part 2 of this month's green space vacancies roundup includes: ⭐ Head of Parks and Green Assets, @newhamcouncil.bsky.social ⭐ Visitor Operations & Experience Manager, @nationaltrust.org.uk ⭐ Community Ranger, @octopuscn.bsky.social ... and more! Have a look: tr.ee/vacancies 👀

Parks for London@parksforlondon.org.uk · 2mo ago

Whether you’re looking to start out, step up, or get involved in a different way, there’s a place for you in London's incredibly diverse green space sector. 👉Explore this month’s opportunities

✍🏻 New article: Parks have always been spaces that bring people together. Increasingly, the same needs to be true of how we manage them. In our article for Parks & Leisure Australasia, we talk about collaboration, the “invisible infrastructure” holding the system together. 🙏 Read: tr.ee/apl-article

📽️Catch up on our latest Lunch & Learn: Last month, Grant Waters of Tranquil City introduced a practical framework and toolkit for evidencing the real value of your parks and green spaces, from supporting public health to strengthening funding cases and demonstrating social value. 👉 tr.ee/webinar-4

Whether you’re looking to start out, step up, or get involved in a different way, there’s a place for you in London's incredibly diverse green space sector. 👉Explore this month’s opportunities

🌿 Lunch & Learn: Measure how your parks and green spaces boost health & wellbeing Grant Waters of Tranquil City will introduce a framework designed to help you evidence the health and wellbeing benefits of your green spaces, strengthen funding bids, and demonstrate social value. 👉 Register now

From parks and gardens to cemeteries, London’s green spaces rely on people with a wide range of skills, knowledge and care. 👉 See new vacancies ⭐Grounds Team Operative, Croydon Council ⭐Area Ranger, @nationaltrust.org.uk ⭐Grounds Maintenance Semi Skilled (Cemeteries), @islington-council.bsky.social

The March–April edition of our Green Space Digest is here! Our 39th issue brings you: 🆕 Updates from Parks for London 🙋 Opportunities from across the green space sector 📚 New research, tools, and guidance on a wide range of topics 🔔 Subscribe to receive future issues 📰 Read the latest issue

Our Lunch & Learn webinar from yesterday is now available for replay! 🎥 Scott Cranfield, Director of Golf & Leisure Experience shares how drainage challenges can be addressed at scale, improving pitch usability & long-term sustainability, using a delivery model that doesn’t rely on upfront capital.

How do you take a strategic approach to developing parks and green spaces? At our latest Strategic Development event, parks professionals shared insights on blue/green infrastructure planning, policy frameworks, and evidence-led decision-making. 👉 Read the recap & download the takeaways toolkit

🌿 Lunch & Learn: A smarter delivery model for enhancing large open spaces Scott Cranfield from Golf and Leisure Experience (GLE Ltd) will share a new approach to delivering drainage & performance improvements in large open spaces while supporting long‑term sustainability. 👉 Register now

Our parks and green spaces don’t thrive by accident. They exist and deliver countless benefits to Londoners because of the skilled, passionate people working on the ground every day. Be one of them. Explore this month’s green space vacancies across London HERE! 👈👈👈

Missed our last Lunch & Learn webinar? The recording is now up! 🎥 Last month, we had Lorrana Scodeler from Local London Careers Hub East with us to dig into how green space employers can build stronger skills pipelines by connecting with young people earlier. Watch to learn more: tr.ee/webinar-2

Don’t miss out on these new green space vacancies on our website, apart from five closing today! Featured roles: ⭐ Ranger (City of London Corporation) ⭐ Qualified Climbing Arborist (@royalgreenwich.bsky.social) ⭐ Help Nature Thrive Biodiversity Project Officer (@theroyalparks.bsky.social)

🚨CHANGE IN DATE 🚨 Our Lunch & Learn webinar with Lorrana Scodeler from Local London Careers Hub East will be on 24 March (Tue), 1–1:45 pm 🎟️ Register here: tr.ee/webinar-2

Parks for London@parksforlondon.org.uk · 5mo ago

🌿 Lunch & Learn: Working to engage green space employers in inspiring young people Join our second lunchtime webinar as Lorrana Scodeler from Local London Careers Hub East shares how employers can play a vital role in attracting the next generation into green space careers. 👉 Register now

🌿 Lunch & Learn: Working to engage green space employers in inspiring young people Join our second lunchtime webinar as Lorrana Scodeler from Local London Careers Hub East shares how employers can play a vital role in attracting the next generation into green space careers. 👉 Register now

Dive into our 38th issue of our Green Space Digest here: tr.ee/pfl-latest-n... Note: If you experienced issues accessing some of our links in the newsletter, everything is back up and running smoothly now. Our website just took a quick cat nap! 🛠️ Subscribe: tr.ee/subscribe-ne...

New thought piece ✍🏻: conversations on equity in parks often focus on solutions, but what will it really take to drive them forward? Tanvi Desai explores the root issues we can’t afford to ignore. 👉👉👉 Read it here

Thrilled to welcome five fantastic new trustees to our Board! ⭐ Their insights, experience, and enthusiasm will be invaluable as we continue to connect, support, and advocate for London’s green space sector. 👉 Read more on our website)

🌿 Lunch & Learn: Getting the most out of your parks mapping exercise Our new lunchtime webinar series kicks off with speaker David Brown of Occam's Razor Consulting who will share how to get real value from your asset mapping exercise and make smarter decisions for your green spaces. 👉 Register now