Parks and open spaces in Redbridge

The London Borough of Redbridge, one of the northern peripheral London boroughs, has within its boundaries parts of two large open spaces: Epping Forest and Wanstead Flats. Apart from many smaller parks, gardens and sports grounds, the following are the main open spaces in Redbridge:

Claybury Woods and Park
Epping Forest - portions near Woodford (also Wanstead Park, see below)
Hainault Forest Country Park: 136 hectares (340 acres)^[1]
Hainault Lodge Nature Reserve: 6.8 hectares (17 acres)^[2]
Fairlop Waters: an open space with two lakes and a golf course, at Fairlop
Goodmayes Park
Seven Kings Park
Roding Valley Park
South Park, Ilford 13.5 hectares (33 acres) ^[3]
Valentines Park, Ilford: 52 hectares (130 acres)^[4]
Wanstead Flats
Wanstead Park (with lakes) and the Wanstead Golf Course

Fairlop Waters Country Park is one of 11 parks throughout Greater London chosen to receive money for redevelopment by a public vote, in 2009. The park received £400,000 towards better footpaths, more lighting, refurbished public toilets and new play areas for children.^[5]

The parks are patrolled by the Redbridge Community Police Team.

References

↑ "Natural England citation, Hainault Forest" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
↑ Brian Ecott (2013). "Hainault Lodge Local Nature Reserve". Hainault Forest Website. Brian Ecott. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
↑ Management Plan. South Park 2011-2016. Redbridge.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
↑ "Valentines Park Management Plan 2009-2013". London Borough of Redbridge. p. 9. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
↑ London parks get £6m for revamp (BBC News) accessed 10 March 2009

External links

London Borough of Redbridge

Districts	Aldborough Hatch Aldersbrook Barkingside Chadwell Heath Clayhall Cranbrook Fairlop Fullwell Cross Gants Hill Goodmayes Hainault Ilford Little Heath Loxford Newbury Park Redbridge Seven Kings Snaresbrook South Woodford Wanstead Woodford Woodford Bridge Woodford Green Woodford Wells

Attractions	Cricklefield Stadium Kenneth More Theatre Redbridge Museum Valentines Mansion

Constituencies	Chingford and Woodford Green (part) Ilford North Ilford South Leyton and Wanstead (part)

Parks and open spaces	Clayhall Park Hainault Forest Country Park Fairlop Waters Goodmayes Park Roding Valley Park Seven Kings Park South Park, Ilford Valentines Park Wanstead Flats Wanstead Park

Tube and rail stations	Barkingside Chadwell Heath Fairlop Gants Hill Goodmayes Grange Hill Hainault Ilford Newbury Park Redbridge Roding Valley Seven Kings Snaresbrook South Woodford Wanstead Woodford

Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools

Parks and open spaces in London

Royal parks	Bushy Green Greenwich Hyde Kensington Regent's Richmond St James's

Large urban parks	Alexandra Arnos Barking Barra Hall Battersea Blackheath Brockwell Burgess Clissold Crystal Palace Dulwich Enfield Town Finsbury Forster Memorial Hampstead Heath Hanworth Holland Mayesbrook Mountsfield Old Deer Parsloes Primrose Hill Pymmes Queen's Park Ravenscourt Ruskin Southwark Valentines Victoria Wandsworth Wanstead West Ham Wimbledon

Country parks	Bayhurst Wood Bedfont Lakes Belhus Woods Eastbrookend Fairlop Waters Fryent Hainault Forest Havering High Elms Hornchurch Lee Valley South Norwood Stanmore Stockley Trent

Commons	Barnes Blackheath Bostall Heath Clapham Ealing East Sheen Hackney Marsh Hainault Forest Ham Hampstead Heath Hayes Keston Mitcham Monken Hadley Peckham Rye Plumstead Stanmore Streatham Tooting Tylers Wandsworth Wimbledon and Putney Wormwood Scrubs

Marshes & Wetlands	Aveley Crayford Erith Hackney Hornchurch Ickenham Ingrebourne Leyton Rainham Tottenham Walthamstow Wennington Woodberry Wetlands WWT London Wetland Centre

Woodland	Bostall Coldfall Copse Dulwich Epping Forest Grangewood Park Highgate Lesnes Abbey Mad Bess Old Park Oxleas Park Petts Queen's Russia Dock Sydenham Hill

House gardens	Belair Park Boston Manor Park Broomfield House Cannizaro Park Chiswick House Danson Park Grovelands Park Grove Park Gunnersbury Park Hampton Court Park Hillingdon Court Kenwood House Langtons Manor House Gardens Marble Hill Park Morden Hall Park Morden Park Osterley Park Syon House Valence House Museum Walpole Park

Entry-fee charging	Kew Gardens London Wetland Centre

Community gardens	Phoenix Garden Calthorpe Project

Parks and open spaces by London borough

Barking and Dagenham Barnet Bexley Brent Bromley Camden Croydon Ealing Enfield Greenwich Hackney Hammersmith and Fulham Haringey Harrow Havering Hillingdon Hounslow Islington Kensington and Chelsea Kingston Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth City of Westminster

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