The Mohn Westlake Foundation is proud to support The Royal Parks’ Green Futures Project, an innovative programme connecting hundreds of young people with nature conservation and heritage

The Royal Parks provide free access to beautiful, natural and historic parks, which improve our quality of life, health and wellbeing. The charity manages, protects and improves the parks in an exemplary and sustainable manner so that everyone, now and in the future, has the opportunity to enjoy these precious green spaces.

Green Futures is The Royal Parks’ flagship learning project, offering local secondary school students unique hands-on conservation experience, insight into green careers, and a deeper connection with nature and our charity. Delivered over a school year, the programme includes park visit days, online activities, in-school sessions, and tailored learning resources.

Three times a year, selected schools near Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and Bushy Park bring students aged between 11-14 into the parks to take part in practical tasks such as planting trees and bulbs, clearing bramble and creating dead hedges. They also undertake wildlife and public surveys and explore behind the scenes career paths in the green sector. A group of older students can complete Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN) short courses to gain recognised awards.

Launched in 2021, the project addresses young people’s growing disconnect from nature – particularly those from underserved London communities with limited access to green spaces. Over 7,000 young people have already benefited from these free, transformative experiences, with consistently positive feedback from schools.