From City Gardens To Epping Forests, London's Most Valuable Green Spaces Revealed

London’s Green Spaces

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Net Natural Capital Value

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1. Epping Forest

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2. City Gardens

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3. Hampstead Heath

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4. Highgate Wood

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5. Burnham Beeches

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6. Ashtead Common

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