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Ridder Reserve

From the air

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

Where it sits

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

More green in Halswell

What’s built on this ground

A playground stands here, the register counts 1 piece of play equipment (1 swing) on a marked playground ground, the highest rated fall 1 m.

Also on the register: 3 seats (3 seats) and 1 picnic table.

The register’s commission dates run 1998 to 2024.

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 equipment

Sport and dogs on this ground

The recreation register marks 1 playing surface on this ground, BMX, graded recreational on asphalt.

The register books it by name, Recreational Learn to Ride.

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

30 reports pinned inside the park's drawn outline, most often Trees & parks and Graffiti & vandalism, 21 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 Ridder Reserve?

9,671 m² by the layer’s own polygon.

Where is Ridder Reserve?

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

What kind of place is Ridder 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.