Parks user groups
Get involved with Hackney parks
There are currently 23 active park user groups in Hackney. These groups contribute greatly to the life of parks and green spaces in Hackney through the voluntary activity of people who feel strongly about the care and improvement of Hackney's green spaces.
Hackney Parks Forum
Hackney Parks Forum (HPF) is a voluntary body whose members are made up of park user groups and other environmentally based groups. The Forum represents user groups by working in partnership with the Council in the preservation, conservation, maintenance and development of those spaces for the benefit of the whole community. It also supports individuals and organisations that use parks if they want to form their own user group.
Some of the improvements user groups have been involved in so far are -
- the regeneration of Clapton Pond
- the imminent improvement of the Mansion House in Clissold Park
- the restoration of the London Fields Lido
- the imminent restoration of Springfield Park Conservatory
- the planting of trees and plants plus other conservation projects
- public events such as the Well Street Common annual festival
- the creation of play areas
Existing user groups
- Albion Square
- Butterfield Green
- Cassland Crescent
- Clapton Common
- Clapton Pond
- Clapton Square
- Clissold Park
- De Beauvoir
- East and West Bank Nature Reserve
- Hackney Downs
- Hackney Marsh
- Haggerston Park
- London Fields
- Mabley Green
- Millfields
- Shoreditch Park
- Springfield Park
- Stoke Newington Common
- Well Street Common
If you are interested in joining a user group for one of your local parks use the links above or see the Hackney Parks Forum Hackney Directory page for general user group information.
Setting up a user group
If you are interested in setting up a new user group see our useful five-step guide on the Setting up a user group page. Please note that we ask all user groups to read and sign up to our User Group Protocol (PDF, 46KB).
Green space funding opportunities
There are a number of grant bodies who are keen to fund user groups and community organisations who are working on wildlife or green space projects. To find out more see Green space funding.
Other local organisations
Tree Musketeers
Contact: Russell Miller at trees@treemusketeers.org.uk
Website: Tree Musketeers
Hackney Environment Forum
Contact: Michael Calderbank at Michael.Calderbank@tiscali.co.uk
Website: www.hackneyenvironment.org.uk
Hackney Biodiversity Partnership
Contact: Kate Mitchell at kate.mitchell@hackney.gov.uk
Website: Hackney Biodiversity Partnership
The Parks Development Team / Contacting us
Hackney Council's Parks Development Team is responsible for capital improvement projects in parks, developing volunteering, improving biodiversity, running Hackney in Bloom, applying for the Green Flag Award and much more. We are also responsible for supporting park user groups.
If you have any queries about and park projects or user groups, you can contact us using the details at the top-right corner of this page.
Page updated: 18 Nov 2011
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