July 2025 Newsletter
Parks for London Workshop on Green Spaces and Flood Mitigation, supported by the RECLAIM Network
Under blue skies at Beckenham Place Park, professionals from across London’s green space, infrastructure, and sustainability sectors came together for an inspiring day of collaboration and learning. The Green Spaces and Flood Mitigation workshop, hosted by Parks for London and funded by the RECLAIM Network, brought together park managers, engineers, landscape architects, policy makers, and environmental specialists to explore how green and blue infrastructure can help address urban flooding challenges.
With representatives from the Greater London Authority, National Trust, Thames21, WSP, the University of Surrey, and many more, the workshop was a vibrant exchange of ideas and innovations set against the beautiful backdrop of the park’s historic Stable Block.
🌿 Curious to see how London's green spaces are being harnessed to tackle climate resilience?
Read the full blog post to discover key insights from the day, exciting initiatives in progress, and how collaboration is shaping the future of urban flood management.
👉 Read the full blog post here: Parks for London Workshop on Green Spaces and Flood Mitigation, supported by the RECLAIM Network
Download the workshop toolkit to access presentations, case studies, and other resources on the subject on the Parks for London's website.
Climate Scientist Survey
🌍 Climate Change Threatens 3.6 Billion People — Cities Must Act
Urban areas are on the frontlines of climate change, with 3.6 billion lives at risk globally. To build a more resilient future, cities, towns, and villages must rapidly adapt and adopt sustainable strategies.
The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) has shared a June 2025 update on its upcoming Seventh Assessment Report (AR7). Key focus areas include:
- Regional climate impacts
- Risk, vulnerability, and exposure
- Adaptation strategies
- Technical guidance and improved assessment methods
We’d love your input.
What urban climate strategies should be prioritized?
👉 Take this short 4-question anonymous survey: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/surrey/climate-scientist-survey
Please share it with colleagues. Your expertise is invaluable.
Thank you for your contribution to a more climate-resilient world.
🎥 Watch All 9 Project Recap Videos on Our YouTube Channel!
Did you know you can now watch all 9 recap videos from our funded projects directly on our YouTube channel? These short, engaging videos highlight the incredible work being done to explore, co-design, and evaluate green-blue-grey infrastructure (GBGI) across the UK.
Here’s what you’ll find:
🌿 Inclusive & Accessible Green Space Design
Tilly Collins & Thuy Nguyen (Imperial College London) explore how co-design can create inclusive urban nature spaces.
🏙️ Community Perceptions in Rhyl, North Wales
Thora Tenbrink & Sofie Roberts (Bangor University) examine how residents view new greenspace interventions.
🌱 Urban Rewilding & Multifunctional GBGI
Alessio Russo, Alice Goodenough & Adam Shepherd (University of Gloucestershire) investigate aesthetics and public needs in rewilding.
🚸 CoGREEN: Citizen Science in Action
GCARE (University of Surrey), Zero Carbon Guildford, and local parents demonstrate roadside green infrastructure co-benefits.
💧 Urban Rivers: Benefits & Risks
Thomas Kjeldsen & Adwaye Rambojun (University of Bath) assess flow reduction and debris risk from green-grey infrastructure.
🌼 Clean Air Gardens
Caroline Nash & Karina Corada-Perez (UEL) evaluate how domestic gardens can improve air quality and reduce heat stress.
🔥 LivGBGI: Living Lab for Climate Resilience
University of Surrey and UKCEH researchers showcase how GBGI supports cities during floods, droughts, heatwaves & noise events.
🌳 SUPER: Small Urban Parks & Residents
Jim McQuaid, Jim Parker & Fiona Fylan (University of Leeds & Leeds Beckett University) study how small parks affect wellbeing.
🏘️ Levelling Up with GBGI in Bristol
Issy Bray, Danielle Sinnett & Harry West (UWE Bristol) explore GBGI’s role in tackling inequalities across the city.
👉 Click below to watch all the videos and learn how these projects are shaping the future of sustainable urban living.
Explore and Share Research on Blue and Green Infrastructure
Don’t forget to visit the RECLAIM resources page, where you’ll find a growing collection of academic and research papers covering all aspects of blue and green infrastructure. You’re also welcome to contribute—simply click the link to explore the library or submit your own work to share with the community
Webinar #39 - The 3-30-300 Rule & Urban Flooding and The Impact of School Greening Work
We are pleased to announce Webinar #37 of the RECLAIM Network Plus Webinar Series on 2nd July 2025 - 12:30-13:30 BST.
The RECLAIM Network Webinar Series consists of monthly one-hour online sessions. Each webinar has 2 speakers, each speaking for 20 minutes, with time for a Q&A afterwards. All the webinars are recorded to make it available for viewing on demand.
Further details of this event can be found here
Webinar #38 - The 3-30-300 Rule & Urban Flooding and The Impact of School Greening Work
Thank you to everyone who attended Webinar #38. If you missed the webinar, you can watch the recording via the link below.
To view previous webinars in the series click here.
Add NEW Resources
An opportunity for you to submit your work relating to green and blue infrastructure via the new resource page on the RECLAIM website so others can read & benefit from your research.
Please submit your published papers, reports, policy briefs, tools and guidance documents here
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