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Shirley Community Reserve

From the air

aerial view of Shirley Community Reserve and the ground around it
From the air, LINZ / ECan aerial survey, CC BY 4.0

Where it sits

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

More green in Richmond

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 26 pieces of play equipment (6 handrails, 5 panels, 5 platforms, 2 slides, 2 ladders, 1 see-saw, 1 swing, 1 steps and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 7 seats (4 seats and 3 benches) and 2 pieces of sports gear (1 basketball hoop and 1 table tennis table).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2017.

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 3 playing surfaces on this ground, Basketball, BMX and Skateboard, graded recreational on asphalt.

The register books them by name, Basketball Half Court, BMX and Skateboard Area.

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

84 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Rubbish & dumping, 72 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 Shirley Community Reserve?

9,513 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Shirley Community Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Shirley Community 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.