PRESS & MEDIA
Beyond the Spin - A Response to Lambeth's "Alternative Facts - 15 May '25
Press release - 7 May '25
Press release - 22 April '25
Protect Brockwell Park: Our Manfiesto
LETTERS
Read our Open Letter
Stop Unsustainable Commercial Events Destroying Brockwell Park
Objecting to Brockwell Live events permit
Documents in support of Objections
Documents in Lambeth Country Show planning application
REPORTS
Lambeth's Agronomist Report for Brockwell Park
Summary of Report - here
Lambeth's own agronomist claims:
- ground cover and soil conditions still showing legacy of events
- site is suitable for its ‘purpose’ as open park and ornamental parkland
- as parkland it needs ‘dense attractive sward’ grass cover
- major events would require major land work first to be able to withstand the impacts
- without these there will be continual deterioration
Review of Ecological Issues - Lambeth Country Show 2025
Report here
This is a report we commissioned to look at the current ‘Guidance for the control of sound at Outdoor Events’ which was published by Lambeth in 2016 before Brockwell Park was used for such large regular music festivals and which has not been reviewed since despite the council receiving huge numbers of noise complaints during the festivals.
Guidance for the Control of Sound at Outdoor Events
Instagram reel showing damage to Brockwell Park
The following websites are just a small selection from the growing body of evidence highlighting the important connection between access to green spaces and improved mental health, offering research, insights, and resources for further exploration.
UK Health Security Agency: Green space, mental wellbeing and sustainable communities
Parks for London: Links between green space and health
National Library of Medicine: The importance of greenspace for mental health
CPRE: Mental health and green spaces
England's green space gap:
How to end green space deprivation in England
Friends of the Earth: England's Green Space Gap
MIND - Nature and Mental Health:
- Improve your mood
- Reduce feelings of stress or anger
- Help with mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Help you take time out and feel more relaxed
- Improve your physical health
- Improve your confidence and self-esteem
- Help you be more active
- Help you meet new people and reduce loneliness
- Connect you to your local community
- Help you feel more connected to nature
- Provide peer support
Royal Parks - Nature as a respite to support your mental health:
'According to leading mental health charity Mind, spending time in green spaces including your local parks can improve your mood, reduce feelings of stress or anger, improve self-esteem, reduce loneliness, and help you feel more relaxed and connected to nature and the wider community'.
Young People, UWE Research
'As well as providing time away from the pressures of everyday life and an opportunity to engage with and appreciate nature, green spaces also enable social interaction and encourage physical activity which are both known to prevent depression'.
Despite the numerous benefits, the study found a tendency for young people to underestimate the mental health benefits of their local green spaces which means many do not engage in behaviours that could improve their mood and well-being.
UWE Bristol Researcher, Dr Issy Bray, said: ‘‘The mental health of young people is a serious concern, especially as we face another national lockdown. The 14 - 24 age group which we focused on in this study is particularly important as it is a formative period which spans both childhood and adulthood and is when many mental health conditions begin. The findings will be useful in supporting young people to look after and improve their mental health; encouraging more people to utilise their local green spaces, especially during this difficult winter period. The findings also provide increasing evidence of the benefits of green spaces, helping communities and local authorities to promote and protect their local parks and natural areas.’’'