A new story for ipswich, told by all of us.

WE LIVE OUR LIVES IN OUR ParkS, TOGETHER.

Ipswich measures 10,240 acres. We benefit from 28 public parks and open spaces, 500 hectares (1235 acres) of green space and wildlife habitats in total and multiple Green Flag Awards for our parks across the town. We’re also a Tree City of the World, for three years running. But the real story isn’t in the numbers. It’s about what happens in our parks and how we live our lives in them, together.

We’re challenging you to visit as many as you can! To make it easy, we’ve added all our Parks and Green Spaces to Google Maps: View the map

Download your Tick Sheet to track your progress as you explore.

Snap it. Write it. Share it.

Tag @ParkLifeIpswich #ParkLifeIpswich

This is a non-commercial, citizen-led project celebrating life in Ipswich’s parks; it is not linked to any official town campaign.

Print by Wendy Hodgson #parklifeipswich
A park with a grass field, a wooden bench, trees, and a blue

Bench Life

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BenchLife

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