Parks and green spaces
Play area improvements – update
In 2021 we consulted park users, local residents and children on design proposals to improve the play areas at Butterfield Green, Clapton Square, Haggerston Park and Stoke Newington Common.
This is part of the Council’s work to improve a number of play areas across Hackney so they are more fun and exciting for children and to make Hackney a child friendly borough.
Clapton Pond play area has now been completely transformed and work will begin on building the other play areas in autumn 2022.
Hackney has 58 parks and green spaces totalling 282 hectares. Our green spaces range from the largest concentration of football pitches in Europe at Hackney Marshes to the beautiful and historic settings of Springfield Park and Clissold Park.
Popular parks
- Abney Park
- Clissold Park
- Hackney Downs
- Hackney Marshes
- Haggerston Park
- London Fields
- Springfield Park
See our A-Z of parks and green spaces for information about Hackney’s 58 parks.
You can also find your nearest park on a map and see a list of our play areas.
In this section
- A-Z of parks and green spaces
- Connecting green spaces
- Playgrounds
- Allotments and growing food
- Dogs in parks
- Volunteering in parks
- Memorial trees and benches
- Park user groups
- Holding events in parks
- Community litter picks
- Trading in parks
- Working in parks
- parks FAQs
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Parks and green spaces strategy
The strategy was adopted by Cabinet 24 May 2021. It includes 3 overarching themes: to work with communities, to create welcoming places and to be more environmentally sustainable. Each theme has 10 commitments that we will deliver over the next 10 years.
Parks annual reports
- parks annual report 2020/21
- parks annual report 2019/20
- parks annual report 2018/19
- parks annual report 2016/17
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