Sheffield Parks
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Sheffield's parks have been categorised into 3 types:
- City
- District
- Local
The following A-Z lists of sites are constantly being developed to provide additional information, via site and associated service links.
City Parks
The 13 City parks, woodlands & gardens are established visitor destinations in their own right and have a citywide catchment area, and and good transport links.
Each site has its own individual characteristics, features, and facilities, which make it significant to the city as a whole.
The City sites are:
- Concord Park
- Endcliffe Park/Porter Valley Parks
- Rivelin Valley Park
District Parks
The 20 District Parks generally have catchments of around 1.2 - 2.0 km, and contain a mixture of landscape features and facilities.
- Bingham Park (Porter Valley Parks)
- Bolehill Recreation Ground
- Chapeltown Park
- Crookes Valley Park
- Devonshire Green
- Ecclesfield Park
- Greenhill Park
- Grenoside Recreation Ground
- Herdings Park
- Meersbrook Park
- Oxley Park
- Parkwood Springs (under development)
- Richmond Park
- Rother Valley Country Park
- Stannington Park
- Whirlow Brook Park
Local Parks
The 50 Local Parks generally serve a catchment area of around 400 metres, and usually consist of a play feature, formal/informal green space areas and other landscape features.
- Abbeyfield Park
- Angram Bank Recreation Ground
- Arbourthorne Playing Field
- Beaver Hill Recreation Ground
- Bowman Drive Recreation Ground (Lightwood)
- Brightside Recreation Ground
- Broadfield Road Open Space
- Busk Meadow Park
- Carterhall Recreation Ground
- Chancet Wood
- Chelsea Park
- Crookesmoor East Recreation Ground, (Ponderosa)
- Darnall Neighbourhood Park
- Dore Recreation Ground
- Duchess Road Community Area
- Earl Marshal Recreation Ground
- Eastern Ave/Arbourthorne Pond (aka Arbourthorne PF)
- Ellesmere Park
- Flockton Park
- Fox Glen Recreation Ground
- Foxhill Recreation Ground
- Frecheville Community Centre
- Glen Howe Park
- Green Oak Recreation Ground
- Halliwell Crescent/Wordsworth Avenue
- Handsworth Recreation Ground
- Heeley Millennium Park
- Hollinsend Recreation Ground
- Jaunty Park
- Lowfield School Open Space
- Manor Sports Ground
- Mather Road Recreation Ground
- Middlewood Park & Playing Field
- Mosborough Country Park
- Mortomley Park
- Osgathorpe Park
- Rolling Acres
- Ruskin Park
- Sky Edge Playing Field/ Manor Oaks Road
- Sycamore Park
- Thorncliffe Recreation Ground
- Thorpe Hesley Recreation Ground
- Totley Hall Playing Field (New Site)
- Waterthorpe Park
- Westwood Country Park
- Woodhouse Recreation Ground
- Woodthorpe Recreation Ground
Useful Links:
- Maps - links to useful maps and downloads, including walks and guides
- Playgrounds - children's playgrounds
- Cafes - link to information about cafes in Sheffield's parks
- Events - information about outdoor events in parks and open spaces
- All about Us - provides links to more detailed facts, figures, statistics, policies, plans and performance matters relating to the Parks & Countryside service.