How many parks and green spaces are in Telford and Wrekin? 126 public parks
Telford and Wrekin has 126 public parks among 560 green space sites. Green space covers 2.4% of the area: about 37 m² per resident, or 5.2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 37 m²
- More green space than
- 60% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.2
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 Telford and WrekinWhat are the largest parks in Telford and Wrekin?
Dothill Local Nature Reserve is the largest public park in Telford and Wrekin, at 47.3 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 27 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Dothill Local Nature Reserve | 47.3 hectares |
| Wrockwardine Wood | 30.8 hectares |
| Cherry Gardens | 30.5 hectares |
| Granville Country Park | 25.2 hectares |
| Apley Castle Park | 15.2 hectares |
| Leegomery Pools | 13.2 hectares |
| Norbroom Park | 10 hectares |
| Cow Wood | 9.1 hectares |
| Central Hall | 7.5 hectares |
| Old Park | 7.3 hectares |
| Dale End Riverside Park | 7 hectares |
| Newdale | 3 hectares |
| Holywell Meadow | 2.9 hectares |
| Strine Brook Park | 2.6 hectares |
| Hartshill Park | 2.4 hectares |
| Victoria Park | 2.3 hectares |
| Woodlands Park | 2.2 hectares |
| Willowfield | 2.1 hectares |
| Wensley Green | 1.7 hectares |
| Croppings Park | 1.4 hectares |
| Lawley Village Green | 1.4 hectares |
| The Village Green | 1.1 hectares |
| Lawley and Overdale Community Garden | 8,435 m² |
| Bartlett Gardens | 7,663 m² |
| The Green | 6,234 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Telford and Wrekin?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Telford and Wrekin: 415 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 415 hectares · 126 sites |
| Playing fields | 142 hectares · 54 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 77.3 hectares · 87 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 23.9 hectares · 51 sites |
| Cemeteries | 15.6 hectares · 16 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 12.1 hectares · 17 sites |
| Play spaces | 9.9 hectares · 172 sites |
| Bowling greens | 4.3 hectares · 19 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.8 hectares · 12 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 287 hectares · 6 sites |
Does Telford and Wrekin have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Telford and Wrekin has 37 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Shropshire (Ceremonial). More green space per resident than 60% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Telford and WrekinThis area | 37 m² per resident |
| Shropshire (Ceremonial) | 37 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 37 m² for every resident adds up to 5.2 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 Telford and Wrekin have the most green space?
Church Aston has the most green space per resident of the 29 areas of Telford and Wrekin, at about 111 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 |
|---|---|
| Church AstonVery High | 111 m² per resident |
| WrockwardineVery High | 72 m² per resident |
| Wrockwardine Wood and TrenchHigh | 60 m² per resident |
| OakengatesHigh | 59 m² per resident |
| KetleyHigh | 58 m² per resident |
| Great DawleyHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| The GorgeHigh | 53 m² per resident |
| St. Georges and PriorsleeHigh | 51 m² per resident |
| Hadley and LeegomeryHigh | 41 m² per resident |
| Donnington and MuxtonHigh | 40 m² per resident |
| RodingtonHigh | 37 m² per resident |
| WellingtonTypical | 34 m² per resident |
| Stirchley and BrooksideTypical | 32 m² per resident |
| NewportTypical | 31 m² per resident |
| LilleshallTypical | 27 m² per resident |
| Ercall MagnaTypical | 26 m² per resident |
| Hollinswood and RandlayLow | 23 m² per resident |
| Lawley and OverdaleLow | 19 m² per resident |
| MadeleyLow | 19 m² per resident |
| EdgmondLow | 18 m² per resident |
| Little WenlockLow | 17 m² per resident |
| ChetwyndLow | 16 m² per resident |
| Dawley HamletsVery Low | 11 m² per resident |
| Eyton upon the Weald MoorsVery Low | 8 m² per resident |
| Waters UptonVery Low | 7 m² per resident |
| KynnersleyVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Preston upon the Weald MoorsVery Low | 6 m² per resident |
| Tibberton and CherringtonVery Low | 5 m² per resident |
| Chetwynd Aston and WoodcoteVery Low | 2 m² per resident |
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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 7 October 2026 at 02:31 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Telford and Wrekin dataset covers 7,620 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.