Typology of Open Spaces of Public Value

The following typology illustrates the broad range of open spaces that are of public value: (i) parks and gardens – including urban parks, country parks, forest parks and formal gardens; (ii) outdoor sports facilities (with natural or artificial surfaces and either publicly or privately owned) – including tennis courts, bowling greens, sport pitches, golf courses, athletic tracks, school and other institutional playing fields, and other outdoor sports areas; (iii) amenity green space (most commonly, but not exclusively in housing areas) – including informal recreation spaces, communal green spaces in and around housing, and village greens; (iv) provision for children and teenagers – including play areas, kickabout areas, skateboard parks and outdoor basketball hoops; (v) green corridors – including river and canal banks, amenity footpaths and cycleways; (vi) natural and semi-natural urban green spaces – including woodlands, urban forestry, grasslands (eg. meadows), wetlands, open and running water, and rock areas (eg. cliffs); (vii) allotments and community gardens: (viii) cemeteries and churchyards; and (ix) civic spaces, including civic and market squares and other hard surface areas designed for pedestrians.