We operate within guiding frameworks to help us focus on our aims and ambitions as laid out in the various documents found here.
Our charter
Please see our Charter page.
Press releases
Please see our Press Releases page
Our papers
July 2019 - 12 Ways to Make Life in London Better
Our beautiful 64 page 'Maker' paper launched at the National Park City Festival is full of examples of people showing what makes London a National Park City - the kind of activities people, communities, businesses and others are doing every day to make London greener, healthier, wilder. Read more over at Maker Paper.
July 2015 - Our Proposal
Read the original full July 2015 proposal for a Greater London National Park City:
- View the full version online on ISSUU or download it (53.8mb)
- Simple A4 download (12.2mb)
- Text only A4 download (155.5kb)
Read the May 2017 update to the proposal, including details of the National Park City Foundation and a change to the political mandate required to make London a National Park City.
- Download the update (1.4mb)
Our positions
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Black Lives Matter
Our work as a social and health movement is about improving urban city life for everyone.The evidence is that urban decay and poor city environments blight lives, and that disadvantaged people are affected the most, for example by breathing polluted air, poor access to quality green space, and often lacking the choices, means, support and resources to improve their lives.
The National Park City Foundation stands against racism and supports Black Lives Matter.
Our origins are in London, the world’s most racially diverse city, where we celebrate difference and diversity at our events, and where our network draws together people from very different backgrounds and experiences who make up the social fabric of the city, and work to make their city greener, healthier and wilder.
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Development and planning
We want planning and development in London to be an opportunity to advance London as a National Park City. We believe London’s variety of green and open spaces should be protected, respected and improved and should not be the subject to pressures from development. Individually and as a network London’s green and open spaces provide enormous benefits to Londoners, visitors, to neighbourhoods and to wildlife alike
[read our full statement...]
The National Park City Foundation
Please see our National Park City Foundation website.
Other supporting documents by external organisations
- Towards Sustainable Prosperity: Making Greater London a National Park City - UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
- Design Principles to support London becoming the world’s first National Park City - Sean Miller (Nonon) & Alison Prendiville (London College of Communication).
- Proposals Inspired by Nature: Ideas to complement and nurture the Greater London National Park City - London College of Communication
