#urban-green-spaces

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Mindfulness
fromFast Company
4 days ago

Workplaces are integrating nature to bring balance and calm. Here's how

Bringing elements of nature into the workday reduces stress and restores calm, even in windowless or urban workplaces, through brief outdoor breaks or nature-infused practices.
New York City
fromBored Panda
1 week ago

18 New Yorkers Share The Most Wholesome, Weird, And Disturbing Experiences That Happened To Them In New York

New York City combines abundant cultural amenities and green spaces with persistent social problems, including Rikers Island's reported abusive jail conditions.
Miscellaneous
fromTravel + Leisure
1 week ago

This Spanish City Is the Birthplace of Paella-and It Gets 300 Days of Sunshine a Year

Valencia offers Mediterranean beaches, world-class cuisine, rich history, major cultural institutions, extensive green spaces, and authentic local life with fewer crowds.
Books
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

The Perks of Simply Pausing and Appreciating Wildness

Nature provides healing and solace; personalized rewilding—adapted to environment—restores balance, slows pace, and improves mental and physical wellbeing.
fromianVisits
5 months ago

London's Pocket Parks: Hercules Road, SE1

The pocket park is a long row of Sustainable Drainage Systems and green spaces added to the road, creating a narrower road with a nicer pavement.
Renovation
London
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
5 months ago

Lesnes Abbey Woods recognised as one of the UK's best-managed parks

Lesnes Abbey Woods has received the Green Flag award for 2025, recognizing it as one of the UK's best-managed parks.
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
6 months ago

The beautiful, little-known north London railway walk that has 'a certain vibe'

"You can walk a long way and feel you are in the country. It's nice to be able to walk along it; there are no cars, and people are generally respectful."
London food
London food
fromTime Out London
7 months ago

One of the West End's biggest green spaces will be closed for more than a year

Grosvenor Square in Mayfair is undergoing a significant transformation that aims to enhance biodiversity and restore its historical features.
London food
fromTime Out London
7 months ago

The City of London's biggest and oldest park has reopened after a massive makeover

Finsbury Circus reopens after over a decade of closures, revitalizing a key green space in London's City.
Brooklyn
fromBKReader
8 months ago

Bed-Stuy Blossoms With Upgraded Community Garden

The Lefferts Place Community Garden renovations symbolize community collaboration and sustainability efforts in enhancing urban green spaces.
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

She changed the face of London': statue to be unveiled of suffragist gardener

Fanny Wilkinson was the first professional female landscape gardener in the UK, pioneering opportunities for women in horticulture.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
8 months ago

House of Color Downtown Oasis / NOKE Architects

The allotment garden serves as a vibrant sanctuary for its hosts, merging urban life with nature.
The project highlights a growing trend in urban areas prioritizing green spaces.
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