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Hereford Playground

From the air

aerial view of Hereford Playground and the ground around it
From the air, LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0

Where it sits

Its centre falls inside Linwood, suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

More green in Linwood

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 24 pieces of play equipment (8 handrails, 3 platforms, 2 see-saws, 2 slides, 2 ladders, 1 swing, 1 steps, 1 steering wheel and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground.

Also on the register: 1 seat (1 seat) and 2 pieces of sports gear (1 basketball hoop and 1 netball hoop).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2011.

The register’s site tag names this park, and its pins stand inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipmentThe register’s photograph of the equipment

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 1 playing surface on this ground, Basketball, graded recreational on asphalt.

The register books it by name, Basketball Semi Circle Court.

The register names this park, and its record centroids sit inside the drawn outline, two views of the same ground.

The reports on this ground

74 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Rubbish & dumping, 59 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

Environment Canterbury / Canterbury Maps, Parks layer · refreshed 10 October 2026.

What stood on this ground before → · On the map →

Questions, answered briefly

How big is Hereford Playground?

2,071 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Hereford Playground?

Its centre falls inside Linwood, a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

What kind of place is Hereford Playground?

A park or reserve.

Where does this record come from?

Environment Canterbury’s open Parks layer, kind, size and suburb read straight from it.