How many parks and green spaces are in Lincolnshire? 251 public parks
Lincolnshire has 251 public parks among 2,577 green space sites. Green space covers 0.4% of the area: about 30 m² per resident, or 4.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 30 m²
- Less green space than
- 51% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.2
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 LincolnshireWhat are the largest parks in Lincolnshire?
Hartsholme Country Park is the largest public park in Lincolnshire, at 106 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 88 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Hartsholme Country Park | 106 hectares |
| West Common | 68.3 hectares |
| Snipe Dales Country Park | 51.5 hectares |
| Hackthorn Park | 41.1 hectares |
| The Sir Joseph Banks Country Park | 20.5 hectares |
| Witham Way | 19.7 hectares |
| Boultham Park | 18.9 hectares |
| Dion's Wood Nature Reserve | 13.7 hectares |
| Havenside Country Park | 12.1 hectares |
| Queen Elizabeth Park | 10.7 hectares |
| The Well Head Fields | 10.4 hectares |
| Birchwood Nature Park | 7.3 hectares |
| Twyford Woods | 6.8 hectares |
| The Backies | 6.4 hectares |
| Westgate Fields | 5.9 hectares |
| St Oswald's Park | 5.3 hectares |
| Festival Gardens | 5 hectares |
| Linear Park | 4.7 hectares |
| Queens Park | 4.5 hectares |
| Glen Park | 4.4 hectares |
| Dysart Park | 3.7 hectares |
| Belton Gardens | 3.6 hectares |
| Torksey Village Green | 3 hectares |
| Wyndham Park | 2.9 hectares |
| Bain Valley Park | 2.5 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Lincolnshire?
Playing fields cover the most ground in Lincolnshire: 730 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Playing fields | 730 hectares · 335 sites |
| Public parks and gardens | 626 hectares · 251 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 294 hectares · 164 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 236 hectares · 598 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 212 hectares · 187 sites |
| Cemeteries | 186 hectares · 165 sites |
| Play spaces | 68.1 hectares · 613 sites |
| Bowling greens | 33.8 hectares · 131 sites |
| Tennis courts | 17.4 hectares · 89 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 17 km² · 44 sites |
Does Lincolnshire have a lot of green space?
About average. Lincolnshire has 30 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. Less green space per resident than 51% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| LincolnshireThis area | 30 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. 30 m² for every resident adds up to 4.2 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle 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 Lincolnshire have the most green space?
West Lindsey has the most green space per resident of the 7 areas of Lincolnshire, at about 38 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 |
|---|---|
| West LindseyHigh | 38 m² per resident |
| LincolnHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| BostonTypical | 33 m² per resident |
| East LindseyTypical | 29 m² per resident |
| South KestevenTypical | 28 m² per resident |
| North KestevenTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| South HollandLow | 23 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Lincolnshire?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Lincolnshire.
- What is the average house price in Lincolnshire?
- When did average house prices in Lincolnshire reach their peak?
- How many properties are being sold in Lincolnshire?
- What type of properties are sold in Lincolnshire?
- What price range do most homes sell for in Lincolnshire?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Lincolnshire?
- How do Lincolnshire 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 6 October 2026 at 21:27 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Lincolnshire dataset covers 29,224 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.