News from Lambeth Council

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We are committed to maintaining a clean and safe environment for everyone in our borough to enjoy. Here you can read about the latest news from our parks, waste, streets, transport and sustainability teams.

Will Norman and Jennifer Brathwaite on Santander cycles in Brixton

Santander cycle hire pop-up coming to Brockwell Park

This weekend Transport for London (TfL) is installing a pop-up cycle hire station by Brockwell Park as part of a summer of encouraging people to walk and cycle.

Read Spring’s Lambeth talk

Bettter streets, better air and... the best parks! Making Lambeth a cleaner and greener borough is one of our key priorities and we have already achieved so much.

White-letter hairstreak butterfly sitting with wingsv folded showing the white 'W' on light brown underwings

Butterfly comeback in Lambeth park?

Lambeth’s Parks Team planted a new species of disease-resistant elm tree in Vauxhall 10 years ago and there are signs it could be helping an elm-loving endangered butterfly make...

Environmental Officer in rubber 'drysuit' wades into Clapham Common pond with bags of straw to create 'floating islands' that will help rotect fish against attack by herons and other birds

Spring clean for Lambeth parks

New ‘floating islands’ in Clapham Common’s Ponds are part of an environmental strategy to improve the wildlife habitat for plants, fish and the local community.

2 men in blue boiler suits working to restore the concrete pools of the Cascade water feature, Streatham Rookery

Facelift for Rookery water feature

Streatham’s Rookery Cascade was part the new municipal garden when it opened in 2013. More than a century later, it’s being fully restored for replanting with the help of...

Cllr Jennifer Brathwaite with Veolia workers and one of the new electric street sweeping vehicles

Electric road sweeping vehicles to keep Lambeth clean

Lambeth Council is investing £600,000 in new zero-emission electric road sweeping vehicles, helping keep the streets clean while improving the borough's air quality.

Freshview rleaunch with new community garden

Freshview relaunches with new community garden

A new community garden at the junction of Knight’s Hill and Chapel Road around the Victorian water fountain marks the relaunch of the 'Freshview' project that supports community volunteers...

Exterior view of West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre at night

Improving grounds at West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre

We want to improve the area surrounding West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre and we want you to have your say.

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