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The Royal Borough of Greenwich has over fifty parks and open spaces within its boundaries. They include:

• Abbey Wood Park
• Avery Hill Park
• Birchmere Park
• Bostall Heath and Woods
• Blackheath
• Charlton Park
• Eaglesfield Park
• East Greenwich Pleasaunce
• Eltham Common
• Eltham Park north & south
• Falconwood Field
• Fairy Hill
• Greenwich Park
• Horn Park
• Kidbrooke Green Park
• Maribor Park, formerly Royal Arsenal Gardens
• Maryon Park in Charlton
• Maryon Wilson Park in Charlton
• Oxleas Wood and adjoining Oxleas Meadow, Castle Wood, Jack Wood and Shepherdleas Wood
• Plumstead Common and the adjoining Winn's Common
• Plumstead Gardens
• Queenscroft Park
• Ridgeway
• Shooters Hill
• Shrewsbury Barrow
• Shrewsbury Park, Woolwich-Plumstead
• St Mary's Garden, Woolwich
• Sutcliffe Park
• The Tarn
• Well Hall Pleasaunce
• Wellington Park, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich
• Woolwich Common which includes Repository Woods

The Green Chain, a linked series of linear and circular walks, include some of those open spaces within Greenwich. The Chain originates at three points along the River Thames and stretches to Crystal Palace Park.

Avery Hill Park is one of 11 parks throughout Greater London chosen to receive money for redevelopment by a public vote. The park received £400,000 towards better footpaths, more lighting, refurbished public toilets and new play areas for children.

Riverside

Greenwich is a riverside borough, and one of the largest open spaces is the Thames itself, forming the northern boundary of the borough. A sign posted riverside trail forms a walkway for both pedestrians and cyclists.

Local nature reserves

Local nature reserves in the borough are: Gilbert's Pit, Maryon Park, Maryon Wilson Park, Oxleas Wood and Sutcliffe Park.

References

1. London parks get £6m for revamp (BBC News) accessed 10 March 2009

External links

• Greenwich parks and gardens
• The South East London Green Chain
• Avery Hill Park

v t e Royal Borough of Greenwich
Districts	Abbey Wood Avery Hill Blackheath Charlton Coldharbour Deptford Eltham Greenwich Greenwich Peninsula/North Greenwich Horn Park Kidbrooke Longlands Maze Hill Mottingham New Charlton New Eltham Plumstead Shooter's Hill Thamesmead Well Hall Westcombe Park Woolwich
Attractions	The Bob Hope Theatre Charlton House Cutty Sark Eltham Palace Fan Museum Greenwich Dance Greenwich Heritage Centre Greenwich Theatre London Cable Car formerly the Emirates Air Line National Maritime Museum The O2 arena formerly the Millennium Dome Old Royal Naval College Ranger's House Royal Artillery Barracks Royal Observatory Severndroog Castle St Alfege Church Thames Barrier The Valley Charlton Athletic F.C. Woolwich Ferry
Street markets	Greenwich Market
Parks and open spaces	Avery Hill Park Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve Bostall Heath and Woods Charlton cemetery Charlton Park Eaglesfield Park East Greenwich Pleasaunce Eltham Common Eltham Park Gilbert's Pit Greenwich Cemetery Greenwich Park Greenwich Peninsula Ecology Park Horn Park Maryon Park Maryon Wilson Park Mycenae Gardens Oxleas Wood Plumstead Cemetery Plumstead Common Repository Woods Shrewsbury Park Sutcliffe Park The Tarn Winn's Common Woolwich cemetery Woolwich Common
Constituencies	Erith and Thamesmead Eltham Greenwich and Woolwich
Bridges and tunnels	Blackwall Tunnel Greenwich foot tunnel Silvertown Tunnel (under construction) Woolwich foot tunnel
Rail stations	Abbey Wood Charlton Cutty Sark Deptford Bridge Eltham Elverson Road (in LB of Lewisham) Greenwich Kidbrooke Maze Hill Mottingham New Eltham North Greenwich Plumstead Westcombe Park Woolwich Woolwich Arsenal Woolwich Dockyard
Other topics	Churches Coat of arms Council Grade I and II* listed buildings People Public art Schools
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v t e 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

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