Old Deer Park sports grounds, view south from Kew Gardens pagoda - geograph

Richmond upon Thames in the south west of

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has more parks, open spaces and nature reserves than any other London borough. These include: * Kew Gardens * three

Royal Parks The Royal Parks of London are lands that were originally used for the recreation, mostly hunting, of the royal family. They are part of the hereditary possessions of The Crown, now managed by The Royal Parks Limited, a charity which manages ...

– Richmond Park (which includes the

Isabella Plantation Isabella Plantation is a woodland garden in Richmond Park in south west London. It is managed by The Royal Parks. Originally located in a boggy part of Richmond Park, it was labelled on a 1771 map as ''Isabell Slade''. ''Slade'', or , meant a bo ...

), Bushy Park (which includes the Upper Lodge Water Gardens) and Hampton Court Park * English Heritage's

Marble Hill Park Marble Hill Park is an area of of parkland in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is an English Heritage site that surrounds Marble Hill House, a Palladian villa originally built for Henrietta Howard, the mistress of ...

in Twickenham * Thames Water's

Sunnyside Reservoir Sunnyside Reservoir is a reservoir forming part of the Hampton waterworks complex within the London borough of Richmond-upon-Thames. History The reservoir was originally built by the Southwark and Vauxhall Waterworks Company in 1896 for pre-tre ...

* The WWT London Wetland Centre There are over 100 parks and open spaces within the borough's boundary and 21 miles of river frontage. Many of the open spaces were village greens. The main parks and open spaces managed by

Richmond upon Thames Borough Council Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council is the Local government, local authority for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London, the United Kingdom capital. Richm ...

are: The Crane Riverside Park, linking the boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow, is one of 11 parks in

selected for renovation funds by a public vote. In 2009 the park received £400,000 towards better footpaths, more lighting, refurbished public toilets and new play areas for children.

References

External links

Alphabetical list of Richmond parks and open spacesParks and Green Spaces in Richmond
{{Parks and open spaces in London