How many parks and green spaces are in Wyre Forest? 32 public parks
Wyre Forest has 32 public parks among 235 green space sites. Green space covers 1.8% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 35 m²
- More green space than
- 58% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4.9
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 Wyre ForestWhat are the largest parks in Wyre Forest?
Kingsford Forest Park is the largest public park in Wyre Forest, at 88.7 hectares. 18 of the 32 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Kingsford Forest Park | 88.7 hectares |
| Springfield Park | 20 hectares |
| Brinton Park | 11 hectares |
| War Memorial Park | 11 hectares |
| Leapgate Country Park | 9.7 hectares |
| Blackstone Riverside Park | 7.2 hectares |
| Severn Meadows | 7 hectares |
| Broadwaters Park | 2.6 hectares |
| Millennium Green | 2.3 hectares |
| Baxter Gardens | 1.8 hectares |
| St George's Park | 1.7 hectares |
| Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Gardens | 1.2 hectares |
| Chaddesley Corbett Community Orchard | 1.2 hectares |
| Blakedown Millennium Green | 1.1 hectares |
| Wribbenhall Millennium Green | 2,947 m² |
| Tontine Gardens | 1,481 m² |
| Villeneuve-le-Roi Garden | 1,230 m² |
| The Green | 1,003 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Wyre Forest?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Wyre Forest: 175 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 175 hectares · 32 sites |
| Playing fields | 74.5 hectares · 32 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 71.6 hectares · 40 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 18.9 hectares · 29 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 18.1 hectares · 15 sites |
| Cemeteries | 8.4 hectares · 4 sites |
| Play spaces | 5.7 hectares · 54 sites |
| Bowling greens | 2.7 hectares · 13 sites |
| Tennis courts | 1.1 hectares · 7 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 218 hectares · 9 sites |
Does Wyre Forest have a lot of green space?
About average. Wyre Forest has 35 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 44 m² across Worcestershire. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Wyre ForestThis area | 35 m² per resident |
| Worcestershire | 44 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 35 m² for every resident adds up to 4.9 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 Wyre Forest have the most green space?
Ribbesford has the most green space per resident of the 13 areas of Wyre Forest, at about 282 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 |
|---|---|
| RibbesfordVery High | 282 m² per resident |
| Wolverley and CookleyVery High | 211 m² per resident |
| Upper ArleyHigh | 56 m² per resident |
| Chaddesley CorbettHigh | 54 m² per resident |
| Stourport-on-SevernHigh | 45 m² per resident |
| RockHigh | 44 m² per resident |
| BewdleyLow | 24 m² per resident |
| Churchill and BlakedownLow | 21 m² per resident |
| StoneLow | 19 m² per resident |
| RushockLow | 19 m² per resident |
| KidderminsterLow | 17 m² per resident |
| BroomeVery Low | 9 m² per resident |
| Kidderminster ForeignVery Low | 3 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Wyre Forest?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Wyre Forest.
- What is the average house price in Wyre Forest?
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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 03:02 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Wyre Forest dataset covers 4,280 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.