Love Parks Week
Enjoy fresh air, beautiful scenery, and leisure activities that rejuvenate the mind and body in nature's embrace.
Activate community engagement and wellness messaging around outdoor recreation and park stewardship during the last week of July.
- Share mental health & fitness benefits of park visits with lifestyle/wellness audiences
- Partner with local park authorities on cleanup events and family activity promotions
- User-generated content campaign: #LoveParksMoment featuring picnics, dog walks, and outdoor play
- Highlight stress-relief and community-building angles for corporate wellness programs
Love Parks Week was founded in the UK and is supported by the Keep Britain Tidy initiative with the purpose of promoting the nation’s parks. The hope is that the week will serve as a reminder for more individuals and families to make use of the parks – whether by riding bikes, going for a run, walking their dogs, having a picnic or playing a game of frisbee.
In addition, Love Parks Week provides an opportunity for local communities to take pride in their parks by organizing clean-up events or building other activities into their events schedules. Across the UK, more than 500 different authorities and owners of land have taken part in Love Parks Week, with a diverse range of fun activities that appeal to children and adults alike.
Head Over to a Local Park
The best thing to do during Love Parks Week is, of course, to take advantage of the warm summer weather and head on over to a local green space or park area. Stop by for a stroll during a lunch hour. Head over with friends and set out a picnic spread. Take the kids for some playtime in the sand or on the swings. Or just enjoy sitting on a bench and soaking up the sound of the birds or the breeze in the trees.
Remember the Benefits of Parks
Many people spend the bulk of their lives inside the four walls of their workplaces or homes. But getting outside into the fresh air, walking barefoot on the grass and soaking up some Vitamin-D-filled sunshine is great for everyone’s health! Check out (and share them with a friend) some of these reasons that going to the park is beneficial: Parks offer a mood boost from fresh air and physical activityNature settings like parks can spark creativity and ingenuity Green spaces provide exposure to nature that can reduce stressParks can provide community settings and social capital
Get More Information About Love Parks Week
Those who are interested in taking part or supporting Love Parks Week can get connected through the Keep Britain Tidy website. Interested parties who are managers or caregivers of local parks can sign up to receive a resource pack that contains ideas and tools to help promote the event in their area.