Step inside the gates of Richmond Park, and you’ll experience the immediate dissolution of London’s concrete jungle and bustling traffic. Let city smog disperse and be swept into the tranquil oasis boasting lakes, woodlands, and meadows. Take a few deep breaths and enjoy the smells of the 800-year-old ancient oaks before making your way to the Tasman Trail. Here you’ll find "the stump," where a gentle 5-kilometre loop is waiting to lead you through the natural environment.

A cluster of parkruns cohabitate in the leafy suburbs of southwest London. With Richmond parkrun only a tad over one mile away, Old Deer Park offers an alternative route and what it lacks in excitement compared to its more famous neighbour, the pure flat and grass track makes up for in great vibes and a welcoming community feel.

Just a few miles from the centre of London, there lies an icon: Hampstead Heath. It's a slice of true countryside within the city itself. The Heath is not only rich in flora and fauna, but provides inner-city dwellers with an outlet to enjoy nature and extensive opportunities for sport and recreation.

Amidst 240 acres of nature at the foot of London you’ll find the Foots Cray Meadows. Foots Cray Meadows is a local nature reserve of meadows and woodland, sliced through the middle by the River Cray.

Held on the grounds of a psychiatric hospital nicknamed “Bedlam,” this facility holds an infamous past. Now a modern psychiatric facility, the Bethlem Royal Hospital once inspired writers of horror books, films, and a TV series. The word “bedlam” itself was derived from history’s most notorious asylum, at one period being made available to the public and run like a zoo, where people could roam the hallways for entertainment.

At the southern tip of Epping Forest, there lies a little Parkrun with a big heart. Friendly locals and four train stations within one mile of the start make it a popular trail for tourists in one of the largest expanses of common land in urban London.

Two hundred acres of green, open space lies in the northeastern corner of London, known to locals as “the scrubs.” During the 1908 Olympic marathon, the course ran through these scrubs before finishing in the Olympic city.

South Norwood Park has come a long way since it’s early beginnings as a quarry and then rubbish tip. Many years of abandonment left a space for vegetation to flourish, bringing back a variety of unique plants and wildlife to the area due to its unique wetland habitat.