How many parks and green spaces are in Lancashire? 443 public parks
Lancashire has 443 public parks among 3,296 green space sites. Green space covers 1.5% of the area: about 38 m² per resident, or 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 38 m²
- More green space than
- 62% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.3
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 LancashireWhat are the largest parks in Lancashire?
Cuerden Valley Park is the largest public park in Lancashire, at 238 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 172 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cuerden Valley Park | 238 hectares |
| Yarrow Valley Country Park | 162 hectares |
| Towneley Park | 154 hectares |
| Wycoller Country Park | 143 hectares |
| Beacon Park | 139 hectares |
| Lever Park | 135 hectares |
| Beacon Fell Country Park | 110 hectares |
| Tawd Valley Park | 70.5 hectares |
| Worden Park | 56.9 hectares |
| Astley Park | 44.8 hectares |
| Wyre Estuary Country Park | 44.7 hectares |
| Moor Park | 39.6 hectares |
| Peel Park | 32.3 hectares |
| Ashton Park | 32 hectares |
| Grange Park | 25.4 hectares |
| Marine Gardens | 25.2 hectares |
| Williamson Park | 21.8 hectares |
| Burrow Park | 21 hectares |
| Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park | 20.8 hectares |
| Elmers Green Common | 20.8 hectares |
| Terraced Gardens Rivington | 20.4 hectares |
| Lytham Green | 20.2 hectares |
| Haslam Park | 20 hectares |
| Avenham Park | 19.4 hectares |
| Ryelands Park | 18.8 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Lancashire?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Lancashire: 25 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 25 km² · 443 sites |
| Playing fields | 10 km² · 437 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 511 hectares · 338 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 232 hectares · 303 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 224 hectares · 428 sites |
| Cemeteries | 203 hectares · 113 sites |
| Play spaces | 74.7 hectares · 812 sites |
| Bowling greens | 57.9 hectares · 249 sites |
| Tennis courts | 18.2 hectares · 107 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 21 km² · 66 sites |
Does Lancashire have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Lancashire has 38 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LancashireThis area | 38 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 38 m² for every resident adds up to 5.3 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 Lancashire have the most green space?
Chorley has the most green space per resident of the 12 areas of Lancashire, at about 70 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 |
|---|---|
| ChorleyVery High | 70 m² per resident |
| West LancashireHigh | 46 m² per resident |
| PendleHigh | 43 m² per resident |
| BurnleyHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| PrestonHigh | 39 m² per resident |
| RossendaleTypical | 36 m² per resident |
| HyndburnTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| South RibbleTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| Ribble ValleyTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| FyldeTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| LancasterTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| WyreTypical | 26 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Lancashire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Lancashire.
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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 6 October 2026 at 22:32 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Lancashire dataset covers 46,865 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.