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Parks and open spaces

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Hillingdon is the second largest borough in London with over 200 green spaces covering approximately 1,800 acres.

Whether you want a quiet place to sit and think, somewhere for the whole family to spend the day, or outdoor sports facilities to enjoy and benefit from, Hillingdon offers something for everyone.

Across the borough there are:

  • formal gardens
  • town parks
  • informal nature conservation
  • country parks,
  • over 100 children's play areas

Hillingdon Council has scooped Green Flag Awards for its parks and open spaces, bringing its current collection to 19 - one of the highest in London. The Green Flag Award uses eight criteria to judge against: a welcoming place, healthy, safe and secure, well maintained and clean, sustainability, conservation and heritage, community involvement, marketing and management.

Hillingdon also has a National Nature Reserve at Ruislip Woods, and over 40 Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs), all of which are open to the public.

The borough has a wealth of leafy places to discover.

  • Local parks

    Hillingdon has many parks and green spaces for everyone to enjoy.

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    Allotments

    Allotment gardening provides a wide range of benefits to communities and the environment.

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    Bridleways

    A guide to bridleways within and around Hillingdon, including the Bridleway Users Code.

  • Love your parks : Summer promotion

    Love your parks

    With formal gardens, town parks and informal nature conservation and country parks, as well as more than 100 children's play areas, the borough has a wealth of leafy places to discover.

  • Green Spaces survey and results

    The results are in following the survey held in March and April 2010, carried out by online questionnaires, telephone and face to face interviews.

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    Mini motorcycles

    Guidelines on the use of mini motorcycles in the borough's green spaces.

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    Skate park facilities

    Practice your tricks and jumps on the new skateboard ramps in Kings College playing fields, Ruislip!

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    Tree management

    Council manages and maintains the thousands of publicly owned trees, shrubs, parks, conservation areas, country parks and areas of green belt in the borough, which many residents take pride in and enjoy.

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    Green spaces volunteers

    Find out about the many ways you can get involved and help improve our green spaces in the borough.

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    Green Flag award

    The Green Flag Award is the benchmark national standard for parks and green spaces in the United Kingdom.

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    Get active

    Fresh air and exercise can help keep you healthy and alert.

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    Ideas and adventures

    From picnics to walks to play days, there are many ways to enjoy your parks this summer.

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    Look after your parks

    The borough's parks are for everyone to enjoy and it is important that everyone does their bit to help look after them.

  • Report anti-social behaviour or parks & open spaces issues

 
 
 

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Related information

  • Walks in Hillingdon

    There are many great walks in the borough including the Hillingdon trail, nature walks and healthy guided walks.

  • Grounds maintenance

    This service maintains landscaped areas of council owned parks, open spaces, housing estates and grass verges in Hillingdon.

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Last updated: Fri 30 Dec 2011 at 12:24

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