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Avon Park

Sports ground · 6 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Avonside

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 37 pieces of play equipment (16 obstacles, 11 balance-fixed beams, 6 solo spinners, 1 roundabout, 1 swing, 1 climbing-net and 1 see-saw) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 6 m.

Also on the register: 11 seats (11 benches), 8 picnic tables, 2 barbecues (gas), 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler) and 5 pieces of sports gear (3 basketball hoops and 2 goal posts).

The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2026.

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 4 playing surfaces on this ground, 2 Basketball, Bowls and Football, graded senior and recreational on grass and concrete.

The register books them by name, Dallington Bowling Club, Avon Park Soccer Field, Recreational Basketball and Recreational Basketball Half Court.

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

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

370 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Rubbish & dumping and Trees & parks, 308 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 Avon Park?

6 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Avon Park?

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

What kind of place is Avon Park?

Sports ground.

Where does this record come from?

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