Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Redbridge

The London Borough of Redbridge, one of the north-eastern 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
Loxford 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. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
^ London parks get £6m for revamp (BBC News) accessed 10 March 2009

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v t London Borough of Redbridge
Districts	Aldersbrook Chadwell Heath Barkingside (Clayhall, Fairlop, Fullwell Cross, Gants Hill and Hainault) Ilford (including Aldborough Hatch, Cranbrook, Gants Hill, Goodmayes, Little Heath, Loxford, Newbury Park, Redbridge and Seven Kings) Snaresbrook Wanstead Woodford (including South Woodford, Woodford Bridge, Woodford Green and Woodford Wells)
Attractions	Epping Forest Kenneth More Theatre Redbridge Museum (currently closed) 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 Hainault Lodge Fairlop Waters Goodmayes Park Roding Valley Park Seven Kings Park South Park 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
History	Embassy Cinema Wanstead Hall Wanstead House Wanstead Manor
Other topics	Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools
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v t 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 Beckenham Place Park Blackheath Brockwell Burgess Charlton Clissold Crystal Palace Dulwich Enfield Town Finsbury Forster Memorial Hampstead Heath Hanworth Holland Mayesbrook Mountsfield Old Deer Parsloes Primrose Hill Pymmes Queen's Park Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Ravenscourt Ruskin Southwark Valentines Victoria Wandsworth Wanstead Waterlow Park West Ham Wimbledon
Country parks	Bayhurst Wood Bedfont Lakes Belhus Woods Eastbrookend Fairlop Waters Foots Cray Fryent Hainault Forest Havering High Elms Hornchurch Lee Valley South Norwood Stanmore Stockley Trent
Commons	Barnes Blackheath Bostall Heath Clapham Ealing East Sheen Eel Brook Eltham Hackney Marshes Hainault Forest Ham Hampstead Heath Hayes Keston Mitcham Monken Hadley Peckham Rye Plumstead Stanmore Streatham Sutton Tooting Tylers Wandsworth Wimbledon and Putney Winn's Woolwich Wormwood Scrubs
Village greens	Camberwell Crooked Billet Islington Kew Newington Parsons Richmond Shepherd's Bush Turnham Twickenham
Marshes and wetlands	Crayford Erith Hackney Hornchurch Ickenham Ingrebourne Leyton Rainham, Wennington, and Aveley Tottenham Walthamstow Woodberry Wetlands WWT London Wetland Centre
Woodland	Bostall Braeburn Coldfall Copse Dulwich Epping Forest Grangewood Park Highgate Lesnes Abbey Mad Bess Old Park Oxleas Park Petts Queen's Repository Woods Russia Dock Sydenham Hill
House gardens	Avenue House Belair Park Boston Manor Park Broomfield House Cannizaro Park Chiswick House Danson Park Grovelands Park Grove Park Gunnersbury Park Hall Place Hampton Court Park Hillingdon Court Kenwood House Lamorbey Park 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

v t 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 upon Thames Lambeth Lewisham Merton Newham Redbridge Richmond upon Thames Southwark Sutton Tower Hamlets Waltham Forest Wandsworth City of Westminster

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Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Redbridge

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