Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

This is a list of Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, which contains the most parks of any government district north of the River Thames.

Ownership and Management

Waltham Forest Borough Council (LBWF) owns over of open space including parks, sports and recreation grounds and nature reserves. However, other parks and open spaces in the borough are owned and managed by other agencies such as the City of London Corporation, which owns just over across 10 sites in the borough and the Lee Valley Regional Park Authority.

List of Parks and Open Spaces

Name Area District Managed by DescriptionAbbotts ParkLeytonLBWFAinslie Wood ChingfordLBWFLocal Nature Reserve and Site of Importance for Nature Conservation.Coronation Gardens LeytonLBWFHatch ForestChingfordCity of LondonPart of Epping Forest.The Highams Park and Highhams Park Lake Chingford LBWF & City of London Part of Epping Forest.Langthorne ParkLeytonstoneLBWFLeyton Flats LeytonstoneCity of LondonPart of Epping Forest.Leyton Jubilee Park LeytonLBWFLloyd ParkWalthamstowLBWFKnown for being the site of the William Morris GalleryMemorial ParkChingfordLBWFRidgeway ParkChingfordLBWFWalthamstow MarshesWalthamstowLee Valley Regional Park Authority Part of Lee Valley Park. A Site of Special Scientific Interest.Walthamstow Wetlands Walthamstow Thames Water & London Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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