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A Londoner's guide to the wild green pockets hidden in the city
Published Jul 6, 2026
Sound engineer and weekend rambler. Knows which hotel bars feel like members' clubs without the fee, and which ancient woodlands are reachable on a single Tube ride.
Background: Music production and urban green spaces
Credentials: Works with London indie venues, leads informal rambling groups
London is the world's largest urban forest, and tucked inside it are genuine fragments of ancient woodland, some 8,000 years old and older than the city itself. These are the heaths and woods where yo
Local tip
Nearly 800 acres of woodland, meadow and pond spread across three boroughs, with Parliament Hill delivering one of the best free skyline views in London. Swim in the bathing ponds, get lost in the older wooded corners, and forget entirely that you are ten minutes from the Northern line.