chch.live a park

Birdsey Reserve

3 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Heathcote Valley

What’s built on this ground

No playground is on the register here, the asset layers name none for this ground.

Also on the register: 1 seat (1 bench) and 1 picnic table.

The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2013.

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

The reports on this ground

36 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Water & drains, 28 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the whole park.

  • Water Leak, 38 Bridle Path Rd, Canterbury, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 24 September 2026
  • Facility - General Request, 38 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 6 August 2026
  • Water Leak, Bridle Path Rd near Port Hills Rd, Canterbury Region 8022, New Zealand · 21 November 2025
  • Water Leak, 38 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 11 January 2025
  • Water Leak, 38 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 12 December 2024
  • Park - General Request, 45 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 12 December 2024
  • Dumped Rubbish, 45 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 25 November 2024
  • Park - General Request, 38 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 23 October 2024
  • Water Leak, 40 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 5 June 2024
  • Park - General Request, 50 Bridle Path Road, Heathcote Valley, Christchurch 8022, New Zealand · 10 May 2024
  • Facility - General Request, Bridle Path Rd near Port Hills Rd, Canterbury 8022, New Zealand · 17 March 2024
  • Dumped Rubbish, Bridle Path Rd near Port Hills Rd, Canterbury 8022, New Zealand · 15 March 2024

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 Birdsey Reserve?

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Birdsey Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Birdsey Reserve?

A park or reserve.

Where does this record come from?

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