Creating community cohesion through urban green spaces, with Navdeep Deol

BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast

Immediate Media

Science, Leisure, Nature, Home & Garden

4.4 • 647 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Creating green spaces for our cities and community gardens for residents are ways to bring pockets of nature into our urban landscapes. By strengthening social ties, they bring neighbours together, foster a sense of belonging, and create supportive, multicultural networks, transforming neighbourhoods and empowering residents to reshape the way cities think about green space. Naveep Deol, trustee of the National Park City Foundation and chair of the London National Park City, is a passionate advocate for greener cities, the community gardening movement, and how these shared green spaces can act as small sanctuaries that nurture both personal and community health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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