How many parks and green spaces are in New Forest? 70 public parks
New Forest has 70 public parks among 496 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 58 m² per resident, or 8.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 58 m²
- More green space than
- 79% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 8.2
Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this
All house prices in New ForestWhat are the largest parks in New Forest?
Fields Heath is the largest public park in New Forest, at 99.9 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 30 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Fields Heath | 99.9 hectares |
| Blackwell Common | 93.2 hectares |
| Hyde Common | 53 hectares |
| Lepe Country Park | 28.8 hectares |
| Woodside Gardens | 20.4 hectares |
| Barton Common | 16.3 hectares |
| Pennington Common | 11.3 hectares |
| Holbury Manor Park | 11.1 hectares |
| Hightown Common | 8.9 hectares |
| Woodgreen Common | 8.5 hectares |
| Ballard Water Meadow | 6.8 hectares |
| Arnewood Common | 6 hectares |
| Bramshaw Common | 5.5 hectares |
| Langdown Lawn Open Space | 3.3 hectares |
| Bickerley Common | 3.2 hectares |
| Culverley Green | 2.7 hectares |
| The Green | 2.3 hectares |
| Forest Edge | 1.9 hectares |
| Bartley Green | 1.8 hectares |
| Sweatfords Water Meadow | 1.7 hectares |
| Bath Road Recreation Ground | 1.2 hectares |
| Grove Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Waters Green | 1 hectares |
| Dr Little Gardens | 6,323 m² |
| The Silver Jubilee Gardens | 5,288 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in New Forest?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in New Forest: 600 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 600 hectares · 70 sites |
| Playing fields | 193 hectares · 73 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 153 hectares · 49 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 36.7 hectares · 73 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 30.2 hectares · 37 sites |
| Cemeteries | 27.1 hectares · 22 sites |
| Play spaces | 10 hectares · 123 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.1 hectares · 9 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4 hectares · 27 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 576 hectares · 13 sites |
Does New Forest have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. New Forest has 58 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 53 m² across Hampshire. More green space per resident than 79% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| New ForestThis area | 58 m² per resident |
| Hampshire | 53 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 58 m² for every resident adds up to 8.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.
Which parts of New Forest have the most green space?
New Forest West has the most green space per resident of the 2 areas of New Forest, at about 60 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| New Forest WestHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| New Forest EastHigh | 57 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about New Forest?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in New Forest.
- What is the average house price in New Forest?
- When did average house prices in New Forest reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in New Forest?
- What type of properties are sold in New Forest?
- What price range do most homes sell for in New Forest?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of New Forest?
- How do New Forest house prices compare with another area?
Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 02:23 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The New Forest dataset covers 10,744 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.