Nine Elms to Lavender Hill. A walk of contrasts: check out opulent new developers' landscaping, explore post-Second World War parks and housing estates, and follow a buried river through two Victorian conservation areas before finishing in a community garden beside Battersea's former Town Hall.

Thessaly Oasis is once more open to the public, ahead of its relaunch as the borough's first new pocket park. Could sites be found to create any more of these here in Battersea?

June's the time for wildflowers: could you help us with our survey? Elsewhere, summer in the parks begins with an open day at long-closed Thessaly Oasis, and a family fun day in Shillington Gardens. Read too about two new wildflower meadows on Clapham Common, and safety improvements along the Thames Path.