Ordnance Survey’s 100 biggest parks in Britain

July 19, 2018

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The list, which covers England, Scotland and Wales, was created after a study of OS Open Greenspace Data. Its publication coincides with Love Parks Week, an annual initiative encouraging people to get outside and enjoy their favourite parks or visit somewhere new.

Added together the size of the top 100 public parks (397.57 km²) creates a green space bigger than the size of the Isle of Wight (370km²).

Windsor Great Park in Berkshire, with its famous Long Walk and deer park, tops the list as Britain’s biggest. It measures 28.53 km² and dwarves the others in size by comparison.

Second biggest is Cannock Chase Country Park in Staffordshire (19.56km²), with Rutland Water coming third (16.95km²)

Greater London has the most parks in the top 100 with six, (6. Richmond, 26. Hainault, 32 Bushy Park, 49. Wimbledon Common, 63. Hampton Court, 77. Belhus Woods) followed by neighbouring Essex with five.

Scotland has 18 parks that make the list, while Wales has six.

OS Managing Director for Leisure, Nick Giles, said: "We are fortunate to live in a country characterised by huge public parks and green spaces to get outside in and enjoy.

"There is so much on our own doorstep available to us, and a day out at the park is a fantastic British tradition to experience, particularly with the spell of hot weather we are experiencing.

"So with the summer holidays now here, why not get outside and make the most of the country’s public parks?"

The 100 Biggest Parks in Britain list in full can be found below:

	Name	County	Size (km²)
1	Windsor Great Park	Berkshire	28.53
2	Cannock Chase Country Park	Staffordshire	19.56
3	Rutland Water	Rutland	16.95
4	Whinlatter Forest Park	Cumbria	13.49
5	Holkham Park	Norfolk	12.02
6	Richmond Park	Greater London	9.53
7	Moel Famau Country Park	Clwyd	8.63
8	Sutton Park	West Midlands	8.40
9	John Muir Country Park	East Lothian	6.82
10	Lamington Park (Alfie Burn)	Ross and Cromarty	6.52
11	Queen Elizabeth Country Park	Hampshire	6.07
12	Moors Valley Country Park	Dorset	5.85
13	Lyme Park	Cheshire	5.56
14	Delamere Forest Park	Cheshire	5.09
15	Bradgate Park	Leicestershire	5.04
16	Dams To Darnley Country Park	Renfrewshire	4.94
17	Eglinton Country Park	Ayrshire and Arran	4.67
18	Ferry Meadows Country Park	Cambridgeshire	4.30
19	Hardwick Park	Derbyshire	4.12
20	Gleniffer Braes Country Park	Renfrewshire	4.11
21	Swynnerton Old Park	Staffordshire	3.83
22	Knole Park	Kent	3.73
23	Hatfield Forest	Essex	3.71
24	Farley Mount Country Park	Hampshire	3.69
25	Strathclyde Country Park	Lanarkshire	3.62
26	Hainault Forest Country Park	Greater London	3.62
27	Mount Edgecumbe Country Park	Cornwall	3.62
28	Weston Park	Staffordshire	3.62
29	Shipley Country Park	Derbyshire	3.61
30	Lochore Meadows Country Park	Fife	3.61
31	Frensham	Surrey	3.60
32	Bushy Park	Greater London	3.45
33	Temple Newsam Park	West Yorkshire	3.31
34	Staunton Country Park	Hampshire	3.25
35	Margam Country Park	West Glamorgan	3.20
36	Marbury Country Park	Cheshire	3.20
37	Loirston Country Park	City of Aberdeen	3.20
38	Vaynol Park	Gwynedd	3.17
39	Hampstead Heath	Greater London	3.16
40	Henham Park	Suffolk	3.16
41	Rother Valley Country Park	South Yorkshire	3.06
42	Chasewater (Country Park)	Staffordshire	3.02
43	Palacerigg Country Park	Dunbartonshire	3.01
44	Naworth Parks	Cumbria	2.98
45	Ashton Park	Somerset	2.97
46	Clyne Valley Country Park	West Glamorgan	2.93
47	Lulworth Park	Dorset	2.92
48	Bonaly Country Park	City of Edinburgh	2.91
49	Wimbledon Common	Greater London	2.90
50	Sandringham Country Park	Norfolk	2.89
51	Lullingstone & Preston Hill Country Park	Kent	2.88
52	Heaton Park	Greater Manchester	2.87
53	Kingfisher	West Midlands	2.86
54	Petworth Park	West Sussex	2.85
55	Ranscombe Farm Country Park	Kent	2.82
56	Dalkeith Park	Midlothian	2.82
57	Wadderley Park	Berwickshire	2.78
58	Seven Sisters Country Park	East Sussex	2.75
59	Kinmel Park	Clwyd	2.65
60	Box Hill	Surrey	2.65
61	Beecraigs Country Park	West Lothian	2.64
62	Northam Burrows Country Park	Devon	2.59
63	Hampton Court Park	Greater London	2.59
64	Sherwood Forest Country Park	Nottinghamshire	2.56
65	Attingham Park	Shropshire	2.53
66	Pennington Flash Country Park	Greater Manchester	2.52
67	Paices Wood Country Parkland	Berkshire	2.52
68	Kingsbury Water Park	Warwickshire	2.51
69	Greystoke Park	Cumbria	2.51
70	Cuerden Valley Park	Lancashire	2.47
71	Spye Park	Wiltshire	2.41
72	Hadleigh Castle	Essex	2.38
73	Stanwick Lakes Country Park	Northamptonshire	2.38
74	Chatelherault Country Park	Lanarkshire	2.37
75	Mugdock Country Park	Stirling and Falkirk	2.37
76	Holyrood Park	City of Edinburgh	2.36
77	Belhus Woods Country Park	Greater London	2.35
78	Yarrow Valley Park	Lancashire	2.26
79	Marston Vale Millennium Country Park	Bedfordshire	2.26
80	Thorndon Country Park	Essex	2.24
81	Croxteth Hall and Country Park	Merseyside	2.24
82	Parc Gweledig Padarn	Gwynedd	2.17
83	Clandon Park	Surrey	2.16
84	Arrow Valley Park	Worcestershire	2.15
85	Lickey Hills	Worcestershire	2.12
86	Camperdown And Templeton Woods	City of Dundee	2.10
87	Sotterley Park	Suffolk	2.10
88	Marsh Farm Country Park	Essex	2.10
89	Culzean Country Park	Ayrshire and Arran	2.09
90	Black Park Country Park	Buckinghamshire	2.09
91	Hylands Park	Essex	2.07
92	Fritton Lake	Suffolk	2.07
93	Reddish Vale Country Park	Greater Manchester	2.07
94	Avon Heath Country Park	Dorset	2.07
95	Wollaton Park	Nottinghamshire	2.04
96	Airds Park	Argyll and Bute	2.04
97	Dodington Park	Gloucestershire	2.04
98	Woodgate Valley Country Park	West Midlands	2.01
99	Coombe Country Park	Warwickshire	2.00
100	West Wellow Common	Hampshire	1.98

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