Utilising Green Spaces
We’re delivering an award-winning five-year programme to plant 900 trees per year.
That is correct, the team have planted 3,788 trees to date with only 712 to plant over the forthcoming year.
They will help reduce air pollution near major roads like the A1, A41 and A406, as well as in parks, near schools and at the roadside.
Clean Air Day on Thursday 16 June could be the perfect opportunity to improve the quality of the air that you breathe.
Why not enjoy some of the many beautiful parks and open spaces in our borough, or to take advantage of some of our fitness activities? Some ideas below:
Find a park near you and rediscover its beauty https://www.barnet.gov.uk/directories/parks
Check out one of our Healthy Heritage Walks and learn about your local area while improving your health and fitness: https://www.barnet.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/healthy-heritage-walks
If you’re feeling a bit more vigorous, why not have a go at one of Barnet’s parkruns? https://www.barnet.gov.uk/parkrun
Try out one of our pre-plotted routes of 1k, 2.5k or 5k that can be walked, run or cycled at your own pace? https://www.barnet.gov.uk/parks-sport-and-leisure/walks-and-trails/walking-running-and-cycling-trails
We have 7 organised health walks every week in our parks and open spaces, led by qualified and experienced instructors. The walks are suitable for anyone over the age of 18 and are graded for their difficulty to help you find a walk that’s suitable for you.
A friendly health walk gives you:
the option of walking together with other people
meeting other people
exploring your local area
Why not attend one of our Health Walks? Find out more at: https://www.barnet.gov.uk/health-walks