Greenwich Park wins prestigious Landscape Institute Award

The Royal Parks charity has been awarded a Landscape Institute Award for Excellence in Heritage and Culture for its flagship restoration project, Greenwich Park Revealed. 

The award emphasises the need to protect and preserve both natural and built heritage, recognising projects that honour the past while also achieving maximum benefits for the world today.

The judges said this project was "a superb piece of work, clearly setting out and reinforcing the historic framework, features, views and landscape. A hugely ambitious project that will bring significant benefits for years to come."

Greenwich Park Revealed, a significant project spanning several years, has restored the park's unique 17th-century landscape, created new learning and volunteering spaces, hosted a large programme of free events and community activities, overseen the re-development of all signage, wayfinding and interpretation related to the park, converted a previously private lodge into a new café, and enhanced the park's biodiversity.  

The Royal Parks charity, which manages London's eight Royal Parks including Greenwich, has funded the £12 million project alongside a grant from the 'Parks for People' programme, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Community Fund, thanks to National Lottery players*. 

Alice-Rose Hoile, Senior Landscape Project Manager, The Royal Parks, said: 

"Working on Greenwich Park Revealed has been a rare and rewarding opportunity to help safeguard one of Britain's most iconic historic landscapes for future generations. We are absolutely thrilled to receive this award from the Landscape Institute. It is a testament not only to the project's ambition, but also to the care taken to honour the park's 17th-century character while opening it up in new and meaningful ways. From restoring historic views and features to creating new spaces for learning, volunteering and community events, every element was designed to balance heritage with contemporary needs.

“I'm immensely proud of what our team and partners have achieved, and I want to thank the Landscape Institute for this recognition, as well as everyone - colleagues, contractors, funders, volunteers, and community groups - who helped bring the project to life. Their dedication has ensured that the benefits for biodiversity, access and cultural engagement will be felt for years to come.”