Brussels is one of the greenest capitals in Europe, with over 8,000 hectares of green spaces. Vegetation cover and natural areas are higher in the outskirts, where they have limited the peri-urbanisation of the capital, but they decrease sharply towards the centre of Brussels; 10% in the central Pentagon, 30% of the municipalities in the first ring, and 71% of the municipalities in the second ring are occupied by green spaces.
Many parks and gardens, both public and privately owned, are scattered throughout the city. In addition to this, the Sonian Forest is located in its southern part and stretches out over the three Belgian regions. , it has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the only Belgian component to the multinational inscription 'Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe'.
A park or garden located on the territory of several municipalities is listed for each municipality.
Anderlecht Name District Coordinates Area Image Astrid Park Meir Busselenberg Park Veeweyde/Veeweide / Ponds Quarter / Scheut Jean Vives Park Ponds Quarter Pede Park Neerpede Scherdemael Park Scherdemael/Scherdemaal Scheutveld Park Scheutveld
Auderghem/Oudergem Name District Coordinates Area Image Jean Massart Botanical Garden Rouge Cloître/Roodklooster Seny Park Transvaal Val Duchesse/Hertoginnedal Val Duchesse/Hertoginnedal Woluwe Park Chant d'Oiseau/Vogelzang
Berchem-Sainte-Agathe/Sint-Agatha-Berchem Name District Coordinates Area Image Wilder Wood Potaarde
City of Brussels
Pentagon Name District Coordinates Area Image Brussels Park Royal Quarter Egmont Park Sablon/Zavel Halle Gate Park Marolles/Marollen Mont des Arts/Kunstberg Royal Quarter Square of the Small Sablon Sablon/Zavel
Eastern districts Name District Coordinates Area Image Parc du Cinquantenaire/Jubelpark European Quarter Leopold Park Leopold Quarter Maelbeek Valley Garden Leopold Quarter
Northern districts Name District Coordinates Area Image Beco Park Tour & Taxis Colonial Garden Laeken/Laken Florist's Gardens Laeken/Laken Laeken Park Laeken/Laken Maximilian Park Northern Quarter Osseghem Park Heysel/Heizel Sobieski Park Laeken/Laken Tour & Taxis Park Tour & Taxis
Southern districts Name District Coordinates Area Image Bois de la Cambre/Ter Kamerenbos Louise/Louiza King's Garden Louise/Louiza La Cambre Abbey Louise/Louiza
Etterbeek Name District Coordinates Area Image Jean-Félix Hap Garden Jourdan
Evere
Forest/Vorst Name District Coordinates Area Image Duden Park Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd Forest Park Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd
Ganshoren Name District Coordinates Area Image King Baudouin Park
Ixelles/Elsene Name District Coordinates Area Image La Cambre Abbey Louise/Louiza Ixelles Ponds Flagey Tenbosch Park Tenbosch/Tenbos
Jette Name District Coordinates Area Image Dieleghem Wood Dieleghem/Dielegem King Baudouin Park Laerbeek Wood Laerbeek/Laarbeek
Koekelberg Name District Coordinates Area Image Elisabeth Park Basilica Quarter
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean/Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
Name District Coordinates Area Image Albert Park Machtens Karreveld Park Karreveld Marie-José Park Machtens Scheutbos Park Mettewie
Saint-Gilles/Sint-Gillis Name District Coordinates Area Image Pierre Paulus Park Forest Park Altitude Cent/Hoogte Honderd Hélène De Rudder Garden Joséphine-Hortense Mairesse Park
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode/Sint-Joost-ten-Node Name District Coordinates Area Image Botanical Garden of Brussels Northern Quarter
Schaerbeek/Schaarbeek Name District Coordinates Area Image Josaphat Park Josaphat
Uccle/Ukkel Name District Coordinates Area Image Brugmann Park Montjoie Park Churchill Wolvendael Park
Watermael-Boitsfort/Watermaal-Bosvoorde Name District Coordinates Area Image Seny Park Transvaal Tournay-Solvay Park
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert/Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe Name District Coordinates Area Image Malou Park
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre/Sint-Pieters-Woluwe Name District Coordinates Area Image Mellaerts Ponds Parmentier Park Woluwe Park Chant d'Oiseau/Vogelzang
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