Parks and gardens of Sydney
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Sydney is well endowed with open spaces and has many natural areas. Many of these exist even within the compact city centre. These include the Chinese Garden of Friendship and Hyde Park (which is named after London's Hyde Park).[1] The metropolitan area contains several national parks, including the Royal National Park, the second oldest national park in the world (after Yellowstone National Park), which occupies an area of Script error: No such module "convert"..[2] Completing Sydney's wide array of green spaces, the leader is the Royal Botanic Garden, with its large amount of green spaces, lush plants and colourful flowers.
Although Sydney developed organically after the arrival of the First Fleet, the city parks and open spaces were a part of early town planning to provide relief from the bustle and monotony of the city streets. Hyde Park is the oldest park in the city.
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Largest parks in Sydney metropolitan area
| Ordinal | Park name | Area | Notes | |
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| Template:Nts | Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Template:Nts | Royal National Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Template:Nts | Western Sydney Parklands | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Template:Nts | Heathcote National Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Template:Nts | Garigal National Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Template:Nts | Lane Cove National Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Template:Nts | Sydney Harbour National Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | comprising ten smaller parks | |
| Template:Nts | Georges River National Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
Largest parks in the City of Sydney area
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| Ordinal | Park name | Area | Notes | |
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| Template:Nts | Centennial Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Template:Nts | Moore Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Template:Nts | Sydney Park | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
| Template:Nts | The Domain | Script error: No such module "convert". | ||
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Parks and reserves
The following is an incomplete list of parks and reserves in Sydney:
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- Alexandria Park
- Anderson Park, Neutral Bay
- Angophora Reserve
- Arthur McElhone Reserve
- Auburn Botanic Gardens
- Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan
- Badangi Reserve
- Balfour Street Park
- Ballast Point
- Balls Head Reserve
- Barangaroo Reserve
- Beare Park
- Bede Spillane Gardens
- Belmore Park
- Ben Buckler Gun Battery
- Bents Basin State Conservation Area
- Berowra Valley Regional Park
- Berry Island Reserve
- Bicentennial Park
- Bicentennial Square
- Birchgrove Park
- Botany Bay National Park
- Bradley's Head
- Brenan Park
- Brightmore Reserve
- Burwood Park
- Carss Cottage
- Centenary Park
- Centennial Parklands
- Central Gardens Nature Reserve
- Chinese Garden of Friendship
- Cremorne Point Reserve
- Robertsons Point
- Chipping Norton Lake
- Cooks River/Castlereagh Ironbark ecological community
- The Domain
- Fagan Park
- Fairfield Park Precinct
- Ferndale Park
- First Fleet Park, Template:NSWcity[3]
- Fred Hollows Reserve
- Frog Hollow Reserve, Surry Hills[4]
- Garawarra State Conservation Area
- Garigal National Park
- Garrison Point
- George Kendall Riverside Park
- Georges River National Park
- Gipps Road and Hyland Road Regional Parklands
- The Goods Line
- Green Park, Darlinghurst
- Harmony Park, Surry Hills[5]
- Heathcote National Park
- Hyde Park
- Iloura Reserve
- Jessie Street Gardens
- Joseph Banks Native Plants Reserve, Kareela
- Kellys Bush Park
- Koala Park Sanctuary
- Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
- Lake Parramatta Reserve
- Lane Cove Bushland Park
- Lane Cove National Park
- Leacock Regional Park
- Lower Prospect Canal Reserve
- Macquarie Place Park
- Magdala Park
- McKell Park
- McLeod Reserve
- Moore Reserve
- Mortdale Memorial Park
- Neild Park
- Nielsen Park
- Nurragingy Reserve
- Oatley Park
- Oatley Pleasure Grounds
- Oatley Point Reserve
- Observatory Park, Sydney
- Oxford Falls Peace Park
- Paddington Reservoir
- Parramatta River Regional Park
- Penrith Lakes Regional Park
- Prince Alfred Park
- Prince Alfred Square
- Prospect Hill
- Prospect Nature Reserve
- Pyrmont Point Park
- Queen Elizabeth Park
- Redfern Park
- Rockdale Bicentennial Park
- Rofe Park
- Rosford Street Reserve
- Rouse Hill Regional Park
- Royal Botanical Garden
- Rushcutters Bay Park
- Smoothey Park
- St Leonards Park[6]
- St Thomas Rest Park
- Sydney Cove West Archaeological Precinct
- Sydney Harbour National Park
- Sydney Park
- Sydney Zoo
- Tania Park
- Taronga Zoo
- Terry Lamb Complex
- Victoria Park, Camperdown
- Wadim (Bill) Jegorow Reserve
- Wallumatta Nature Reserve
- Walter Burley Griffin Incinerator, Willoughby
- Waverley Cemetery
- Waverley Park
- Wentworth Park
- Western Sydney Parklands
- Wetherill Park Nature Reserve
- Wild Life Sydney
- William Howe Regional Park
- Wolli Creek Regional Park
- Wynyard Park, Sydney
- Yellomundee Regional Park
- Yurulbin Park
See also
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- Australia's Open Garden Scheme
- Gardening in Australia
- Heritage gardens in Australia
- Protected areas of New South Wales
- Ecology of Sydney
References
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- ↑ Sydney's Hyde Park
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External links
- Centennial Parklands
- Royal Botanic Gardens
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