Parks and open spaces in Haringey

The London Borough of Haringey maintains 240 hectares (590 acres) of parks and open spaces. By 2015, 20 of these were accredited with a Green Flag Award.^[1] Until their disbandment in April 2009, the parks were patrolled by the Haringey Parks Constabulary.

List of Parks and Open Spaces

Park signage placed by Haringey council

View of the The City from Finsbury Park

Priory Park, looking towards Abbeville Road

• Albert Road Recreation Ground
• Belmont Recreation Ground
• Bluebell Wood
• Bruce Castle Park
• Chapmans Green
• Chestnuts Park
• Coldfall Wood
• Downhills Park
• Down Lane Park
• Ducketts Common
• Fairland Park
• Finsbury Park
• Granville Road Spinney
• Hartington Park
• Lordship Recreation Ground
• Manchester Gardens
• Markfield Park
• Muswell Hill Playing Fields
• The Paddock
• Paignton Park
• Priory Park
• Russell Park
• Stanley Road Open Space
• Stationers Park
• Wood Green Common
• Woodside Park

Parkland walk follows the route of an abandoned railway.

Local Nature Reserves

Haringey Council maintains three local nature reserves.

• Parkland Walk (joint managed with Islington council^[2]).
• Queen's Wood
• Railway Fields

Parks not maintained by Haringey Council

• Highgate Wood which is maintained by the Corporation of London.
• Tottenham Marshes which is maintained by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority (which Haringey Council contributes to financially^[3]).
• Alexandra Park which is maintained by Alexandra Palace.^[1]

References

1. Haringey Council. "Green Flag Parks". Retrieved April 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. Islington Council. "Parkland Walk". Retrieved April 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. Lee Valley Regional Park Authority. "Funding". Retrieved April 2016. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)