A large grassy open space adjacent to Eighth Avenue is a great place for walking a dog, exercising or playing ball games.

A well-equipped children’s play area set in the grounds of Heslington Sportsfield. The site is accessed via a track called Outgang Lane leading from Common Lane, Heslington.

Cared for by:
Heslington Sportsfield Management Committee
sportsfield@heslington.org.uk

A traditional children’s play area, accessed from a single entrance along Broadway. Please note that the entrance gate to this site is sometimes locked.

Cared for by:
Ministry of Defence

A play area suitable for younger children, set in a grassy field with numerous tracks including a surfaced track that leads to Walmgate Stray.

Cared for by:
Ministry of Defence

A play area for younger children with swings, a slide and climbing equipment.

Cared for by:
City of York Council

A typical play area suitable for young children with some surrounding green space.

Cared for by:
City of York Council

This green space is comprises an off-road route through Rawcliffe with lots of grassy areas suitable for play and hedgerows attractive to wildlife along one side. There is also a wooden tower where fires are lit during national celebrations.

Cared for by:
City of York Council

This ‘village green’ appears to have no official name, but is characterised by the presence of a large fruiting pear tree and a well hidden seasonal pond.

A small play area suitable for younger children with an adjacent grassy area.

Cared for by:
City of York Council

A little known site with two seasonal ponds now mostly surrounded by trees. Great crested newts, toads and more than 20 kinds of aquatic beetle have been recorded in the area. A path around the edges of the pond has been planted with colourful meadow flowers. A small grassy recreational area with goal posts is adjacent to the ponds.

Cared for by:
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