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Buchan Playground

From the air

aerial view of Buchan Playground and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

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

More green in Sydenham

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 5 pieces of play equipment (2 obstacles, 1 slide, 1 roundabout and 1 swing) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 3 m.

Also on the register: 6 seats (6 seats), 1 picnic table and 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2021.

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

The plaques on this ground

Inscribed plaques whose pin stands inside the park's drawn outline, the remembered names the register keeps here.

The reports on this ground

55 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Trees & parks, 50 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 Buchan Playground?

3,318 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Buchan Playground?

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

What kind of place is Buchan 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.