Park visitors and residents are being invited to share their opinion about parks and open spaces as part of the annual park user satisfaction survey.
The annual survey is available online once again, giving more residents the opportunity to participate. The short survey about Bromley’s green spaces gives residents and park users a chance to let the council know how satisfied they are with the borough’s parks, woodlands and open spaces. Residents are being encouraged to make suggestions and comment on what is important to them about their local greenspace.
Councillor Josh Coldspring White, Executive Councillor for Environment said, “The borough’s green spaces are loved by so many residents and are a big part of what makes Bromley a great place to live and visit. So, we want to hear your feedback, which helps identify areas we need to prioritise, from maintenance, including grass cutting to play areas. The survey results are used to help plan our service delivery, and to inform the council’s decision making. A big thank you as well to our Friends of Parks groups, who continue to do so much in their local park. Naturally, if you are a Friend, please also feel free to complete the survey.”
In last year’s 2025 survey, it showed that whilst residents were satisfied with ease of access and woodland maintenance in our parks, they wanted to see play areas enhanced if funding became available. Thanks to partnership fundraising with Friends of Parks and community groups, refurbishment of playgrounds at Hoblingwell Recreation Ground, Churchfields Recreation Ground and Shaftesbury Park have been completed.
Monies from the council’s Platinum Jubilee Parks Fund, which supported 65 different projects over 4 years, also enabled delivery of improvements to another eight playgrounds last year, with many of these contributions boosted by fundraising from community groups.
Partnership working is also delivering investment for the council’s park heritage assets and waterbodies. Work continues with Historic England and Orpington District Archaeological Society on the second phase of the Moated Manor restoration works in Scadbury Park thanks to the Rural Payment Agency’s £434k grant. Work to improve of waterbodies in parks and open spaces is continuing throughout the summer with a focus on Keston Common, where over £600k in grant funding has now been secured to develop and deliver the first phase of a project to improve the water environment with benefits for water quality and biodiversity.
Improving biodiversity continues to remain important to both residents and Bromley Council, with our Nature Friendly Verges, and sustainable planting trial continuously providing strong biodiversity results in 2025.
The annual park user satisfaction survey will continue to be available until Friday 4 September 2026 for submissions.
Further information on the park user satisfaction survey.
Complete park user satisfaction survey
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