# Bishopdale Park

Sports ground · 7 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1366-bishopdale-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale), suburb membership is a centroid call, not a claim the whole park lies inside the outline.

Centre: [the pin on the map](https://www.chch.live/map?lat=-43.48864936923267&lon=172.58434554187406)

## More green in Bishopdale
- [Grant Armstrong Park](https://www.chch.live/park/920-grant-armstrong-park), Sports ground · 3 ha
- [Tralee Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1067-tralee-reserve)
- [Armitage Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/970-armitage-reserve)
- [Bishopdale Mall Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1400-bishopdale-mall-reserve)
- [Stretton Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1015-stretton-reserve)
- [Farrington Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1827-farrington-reserve)
- [Highsted Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1780-highsted-reserve)
- [Twyford Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/943-twyford-reserve)

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 115 pieces of play equipment (20 handrails, 16 platforms, 11 panels, 6 climbing-walls, 5 slides, 4 balance-fixed beams, 4 obstacles, 3 swings and 1 other kind) plus 2 modular units on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 4 m.

Also on the register: 14 seats (12 seats and 2 benches), 2 picnic tables, 2 drinking fountains (bottle filler and dog bowl) and 17 pieces of sports gear (10 skateboard ramps, 5 skateboard rails, 1 skateboard bowl and 1 basketball hoop).

The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2021.

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

## Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 11 playing surfaces on this ground, 6 Tennis, 2 Football, Basketball, Skateboard and Cricket, graded intermediate, recreational and senior on asphalt and grass, 3 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Tennis Court 1, Basketball Half Court, Tennis Court 2, Tennis Court 3, Tennis Court 4 and Tennis Court 5, and 5 more named grounds.

The summer window runs October to March; the winter window runs April to August; match days land on Saturday and Sunday; training runs Monday to Friday.

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

## The tracks through it
Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured as drawn, not surveyed.
- [Walk and bike track through Bishopdale](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-310-bishopdale), 330 m · walk · bike

## The reports on this ground
629 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/9039512), [14 Raleigh St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/14-raleigh-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8958653), [58 Leacroft Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/58-leacroft-street)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8958621), [64A Leacroft Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/64a-leacroft-street)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8958601), Harewood Rd near Cotswold Ave, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8958558), [360 Harewood Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/360-harewood-road)
- [Graffiti on a bus stop or public toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8958515), [360 Harewood Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/360-harewood-road)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8958504), [360 Harewood Road, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/360-harewood-road)
- [Playground Equipment](https://www.chch.live/report/8948074), Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8945972), 60–66 Leacroft St, Canterbury, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8941143), [35 Leacroft Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/35-leacroft-street)
- [Graffiti on a fence, building or structure](https://www.chch.live/report/8929557), [14 Raleigh Street, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/14-raleigh-street)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/8903014), [14 Martbern Crescent, Bishopdale, Christchurch 8053, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/bishopdale/14-martbern-crescent)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.48864936923267&lon=172.58434554187406

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Bishopdale Park?**

7 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Bishopdale Park?**

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

**What kind of place is Bishopdale Park?**

Sports ground.

**Are there tracks through Bishopdale Park?**

One line enter the drawn outline, listed above, measured against the line itself, not a buffer.

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1366 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
