OS Open Greenspace

  • Topography

Find the location of public parks, playing fields, sports facilities, play areas, allotments and more with OS Open Greenspace.


This product is updated every six months

Free to use for everyone
Data access
  • Download
Data theme
  • Land
  • Land Use
Data structure
  • Vector
Coverage
Great Britain
Scale/resolution
1:1250 to 1:10,000
Format
  • ESRI Shapefile
  • GML 3.2.1
  • Vector Tiles (MBTiles)
  • GeoPackage
Ordering area
  • All of Great Britain or customisable area (100km2 tiles)
Publication months
  • April
  • October
OS Data Hub plan
  • OS OpenData Plan (FREE)
  • Premium Plan
  • Public Sector Plan

What OS Open Greenspace provides you with

Comprehensive Open dataset of greenspace

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.

Understand locations and access points

Understand the location of public parks, playing fields, sports facilities, play areas and allotments, along with access points for entering and exiting urban and rural greenspaces.

Green communities

Britain’s most comprehensive Open dataset of greenspaces underpins a range of apps, products and innovations - providing the foundation to help create greener and healthier communities.

Planning for health

Incorporated as a layer into SHAPE, the dataset has been used alongside asset location data (GPs, pharmacies, schools) and indicator data (population and deprivation), to help inform and support the strategic planning of services and physical assets across the health economy.

Vital in emergencies

A vital tool in helping our emergency services, OS Open Greenspace includes site use and access points, making it quicker to get to emergency situations.

Additional information

Types of green space included

For a full list of what is included in the product, please see the technical specification (PDF).

Find the location of public parks, playing fields, sports facilities, play areas, allotments and more with OS Open Greenspace.


This product is updated every six months

Free to use for everyone
Data access
  • Download
Data theme
  • Land
  • Land Use
Data structure
  • Vector
Coverage
Great Britain
Scale/resolution
1:1250 to 1:10,000
Format
  • ESRI Shapefile
  • GML 3.2.1
  • Vector Tiles (MBTiles)
  • GeoPackage
Ordering area
  • All of Great Britain or customisable area (100km2 tiles)
Publication months
  • April
  • October
OS Data Hub plan
  • OS OpenData Plan (FREE)
  • Premium Plan
  • Public Sector Plan