# Donnell Sports Park

Sports ground · 5 ha

https://www.chch.live/park/1845-donnell-sports-park

## Where it sits
Its centre falls inside [Burwood](https://www.chch.live/burwood), 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=-43.49487459194718&lon=172.69710154223725)

## More green in Burwood
- [Travis Wetland](https://www.chch.live/park/1193-travis-wetland), Regional · 122 ha
- [Horseshoe Lake Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1382-horseshoe-lake-reserve), Regional · 33 ha
- [Anzac Drive Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1835-anzac-drive-reserve), 14 ha
- [Burwood Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1585-burwood-park), Sports ground · 14 ha
- [Clarevale Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/929-clarevale-reserve), 3 ha
- [Amelia Rogers Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/1622-amelia-rogers-reserve), 2 ha
- [Brooker Reserve](https://www.chch.live/park/922-brooker-reserve), 1 ha
- [Robin Playground](https://www.chch.live/park/1133-robin-playground), 1 ha

## What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 25 pieces of play equipment (6 platforms, 3 handrails, 2 springs, 2 climbing-nets, 2 slides, 2 swings, 1 flying fox, 1 ladders and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 5 m.

Also on the register: 3 seats (3 seats), 4 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain (bottle filler) and 2 pieces of sports gear (1 basketball hoop and 1 tennis net).

The register’s commission dates run 2009 to 2019.

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 2 playing surfaces on this ground, Tennis and Basketball, graded senior and recreational on asphalt.

The register books them by name, Senior Tennis Court and 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.
- [Christchurch Drainage Board 1932 W.J. Walter Chairman](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51592-donnell-sports-park), Donnell Sports Park · 2009
- [Donated by Ivan and Clarice Donnell Long Term Residents](https://www.chch.live/plaque/51694-donnell-sports-park), Donnell Sports Park · 2019

## The tracks through it
Track lines whose drawn course enters the park’s outline, measured as drawn, not surveyed.
- [Walk and bike track through Burwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-116-burwood), 1.4 km · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-147-burwood), 353 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-149-burwood), 119 m · walk · bike
- [Walk and bike track through Burwood](https://www.chch.live/track/walk-150-burwood), 47 m · walk · bike

## The reports on this ground
179 reports pinned inside the drawn outline, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place.
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8923404), [40 Brooker Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/40-brooker-avenue)
- [Park - General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8784949), [40 Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/40-brooker-avenue)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/8747140), [58 Brooker Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/58-brooker-avenue)
- [Graffiti on a playground or in a park](https://www.chch.live/report/8496441), [40 Brooker Ave, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/40-brooker-avenue)
- [Water Fountain](https://www.chch.live/report/8482020), [40 Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/40-brooker-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/8100565), [40 Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/40-brooker-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7931433), [40 Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/40-brooker-avenue)
- [General Request](https://www.chch.live/report/7707085), [28 Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/28-brooker-avenue)
- [Public Toilet](https://www.chch.live/report/7578469), [40 Brooker Avenue, Burwood, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/40-brooker-avenue)
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7472122), Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand
- [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/7447602), [26 Kingsbridge Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/26-kingsbridge-drive)
- [Dumped Rubbish](https://www.chch.live/report/7321684), [29 Kingsbridge Dr, Canterbury, Christchurch 8083, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/burwood/29-kingsbridge-drive)

What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.49487459194718&lon=172.69710154223725

## Questions, answered briefly

**How big is Donnell Sports Park?**

5 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

**Where is Donnell Sports Park?**

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

**What kind of place is Donnell Sports Park?**

Sports ground.

**Are there tracks through Donnell Sports Park?**

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

Data: https://api.chch.live/park?id=1845 · layer refreshed 10 October 2026
