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Lyttelton Recreation Ground

3 ha

From the air

aerial view of Lyttelton Recreation Ground and the ground around it
From the air, Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics

Where it sits

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

The camping bylaw names this ground, Naval Point Prohibited Area: no camping. The zone drawings sit at /rules.

More green in Lyttelton

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: 30 seats (28 benches and 2 seats), 1 drinking fountain (dog bowl) and 10 pieces of sports gear (4 goal posts, 4 basketball hoops and 2 netball hoops).

The register’s commission dates run 2008 to 2025.

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 5 playing surfaces on this ground, 2 Football, 2 Rugby and Basketball, graded recreational, senior and junior on asphalt and grass, 2 run a winter or summer booking season.

The register books them by name, Recreational Basketball, Senior Football 1, Senior Rugby Union 1, Junior Rugby Union 1 and Recreational Football.

The winter window runs May 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 reports on this ground

38 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 32 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 Lyttelton Recreation Ground?

3 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Lyttelton Recreation Ground?

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

What kind of place is Lyttelton Recreation Ground?

A park or reserve.

Where does this record come from?

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