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5 principles guide the master plan of Espace Naturel Lille Métropole:

- Answer to the needs of nature and neighbourhood spaces;
- Increase the place of the forest;
- Improve the landscape quality;
- Maintain the ecological and landscaped quality while enhancing soft transport;
- Restore and protect natural sites of high ecological value and create biological corridors thereby fauna and flora richness.

Mosaïc, le jardin des cultures

Mosaïc covers an area of 33 hectares and includes a pond, woods and contemporary gardens. Mosaïc is a place of dreams, celebration and exhibitions, a mixture of flowers, works of art and rare pets. Come and explore gardens which have been inspired by families from the plains of Flanders, the Iberian Peninsula, Central Europe, Mediterranean Europe, West Africa, South-East Asia, North Africa and the British Isles, not forgetting the first inhabitants of the Neolithic. Discover the different smells and colours of Mosaïc with the changing seasons.

Rue Guy Mocquet - Houplin Ancoisne
Bus 324 - stop Houplin Ancoisne Mosaïc
Tel : +33 (0)3 20 58 08 61

Open in April, May, September and October from Wednesday to Sunday from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm (Sunday until 7.00 pm). From June to August, every day from 10.00 am to 7.00 pm (Sunday until 8.00 pm).
Free with the City Pass

Visit the Mosaïc website

Les Près du Hem

More than 120 ha of nature are waiting for you at a few minutes from the heart of Lille Metropolis. On a 45 ha stretch of water, you will learn to sail with the first sailing school on inland water.
In this huge park, everything has been thought for the discovery of nature. Here, learn how to like it, and to respect it while having fun.
Water is the most important stake of this century.

7 avenue Marc Sangnier - Armentières
Metro 2 - stop Saint Philibert + Bus 79 - stop Prés du Hem
Tel : +33 (0)3 20 44 04 60

Open from March to October
Free with the City Pass

Visit the Près du Hem website

Le Musée de Plein Air

The museum houses rural constructions which, having fallen out of use, might have disappeared forever. These buildings have now returned to their original environment: kitchen gardens, orchards, ponds... You can also find there pets of different regional races. Learn about the skills of traditional craftsmen (wrought-iron craftsman, stonecutter, artist, bricklayer, carpenter and gardener).

143 rue Colbert - Villeneuve d'Ascq
Metro 1 - stop Pont de Bois + Bus 4 - stop Masséna
Tel : +33 (0)3 20 05 59 41

Open from April to November: Wednesday to Sunday from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm (from June to August from 10.00 am to 7.00 pm).
Reception closes one hour before the park.
Free with the City Pass