With the summer holidays well under way and kids breaking up from school, the Mayor of London is urging Londoners to get outside and explore the public places in their neighbourhood.

Londoners can now go online and access an interactive map with a database of over 200 public spaces.

As part of the Boris Johnson's London's Great Outdoors initiative, the interactive map helps encourage Londoners to get outside and enjoy the sunny British summer weather.

The scheme has provided investment of over £400m for park streets, wasteland areas and neglected corners of the capital to be revamped to create oases throughout the urban jungle.

Projects funded so far include the Outer London Fund, Mayor's Regeneration Fund and the Big Green Fund.

Daniel Moylan, chairman of the Mayor’s Design Advisory Group, said: “Over the course of the Great Outdoors scheme, the cityscape has transformed before our very eyes and I am delighted with the enhancements that have taken place.

“Whether they are spruced up high streets, new green spaces, town squares or infrastructure improvements, each project has given a makeover to a small area of London and made it a better place for everyone to use and enjoy.

“Londoners looking to fill their summer with outdoor adventures are now spoilt for choice with the new and renewed public spaces that have been created across the length and breadth of our great city.”

For more information on London’s Great Outdoors and to find out what is happening near you with the help of the interactive map, visit: www.london.gov.uk/outdoors.