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Hidden Gems Maps

I started mapping Newham's community gardens to understand the local resource for plant sharing. But this became a project of its own, with 50 green and blue spaces that needed locating across the borough. The map has brought everyone together, sharing resources and supporting each other when times can be tough and lonely. It has also been used as a resource for NHS social prescribing practioners and the Council's Food Strategy, a loverly surprise and far supassing my expectations.

  • Latest version (October 2025) Click here
  • First version (2023)

After the success of Newham's Hidden Gems Map, I decided to do another. This time it was for the London Borough of Brent, in partnership with the Public Health Team in Brent Council as part of their Food Strategy. It has had some inital good feedback and I hope it can help more people get involved in these loverly places.