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Francis Reserve

1 ha

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Westmorland

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 54 pieces of play equipment (17 handrails, 12 platforms, 6 panels, 4 climbing-walls, 2 slides, 2 ladders, 2 walkways, 1 steering wheel and 2 other kinds) plus 1 modular unit on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 2 m.

Also on the register: 5 seats (5 seats), 2 picnic tables, 1 drinking fountain and 1 piece of sports gear (1 basketball hoop).

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2012.

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

The register books them by name, Tennis Court 1 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 reports on this ground

83 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 64 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 Francis Reserve?

1 hectares by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Francis Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Francis 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.