Parks, Sports Facilities, Allotments - Great Britain: Open Greenspace

## Introduction

Finding greenspaces has never been easier. Britain’s most comprehensive Open dataset of greenspace provides the foundation for you to help create greener and healthier communities.

Coverage: Great Britain

Format: Vector

Scale: 1:1250 to 1:10,000

Update Cycle: At least annually, normally every six months in April and October

Last Updated: October 2024

Release Note: [https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/topography/os-open-greenspace/release-notes/october-2024](https://docs.os.uk/os-downloads/topography/os-open-greenspace/release-notes/october-2024)

## What's in this product?

Access Points: A point feature denoting where access to a site is located and the kind of access permitted at that location.

Greenspace: A polygon defining the extent of greenspaces, such as parks and sports facilities, that are likely to be open for use by members of the public. These extents are generalised.

## What is its value?

Open Greenspace create value for customers in a variety of ways including:

1. Providing the foundation to help create greener and healthier communities by understanding the location and access points of public parks, playing fields, sports facilities and allotments.
2. Helping inform and support the strategic planning of services and physical assets such as hospitals across the health economy.

## Case Studies

Increasing access to Green Spaces for the Department for Levelling Up Housing and Communities (DLUHC): https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/customers/case-studies/create-new-urban-green-spaces

Location planning for landowners, land agents and managers to help make the best land use decisions.: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/customers/case-studies/mastermap-land-use-decisions

Net Zero Energy Infrastructure for Greenspace Scotland: https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/customers/case-studies/greenspaces-for-green-energy

Creating access to green space statistics for the Office of National Statistics: [https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-green-space-in-england/access-to-green-space-in-england](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/access-to-green-space-in-england/access-to-green-space-in-england)