Talk:Parks and open spaces in London

Squares

This is about open spaces. Shouldn't it list some of the squares as well e.g. Russell Square, St. James's Square etc, but not squares like Trafalgar Square? Simply south 15:00, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It does mention those in passing already:

Many of the smaller green spaces in central London are garden squares which were built for the private use of the residents of the fashionable districts, but in some cases are now open to the public.

However, this article is new and hasn't progressed much beyond its original copy-and-paste from the London article. I agree that it should talk about them in more detail (prose would be better than a simple list which can be obtained from the London squares category). I'll kick it off by putting in some sections which can be gradually expanded... --Dave A 15:32, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Enfield Chase

See Talk:Royal Parks of London for query. Simply south 16:56, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Enfield Chase doesn't really exist as a single, well-defined green space any more - it's fragmented into a number of spaces such as the large (900 acre) Trent Park and the smaller (196 acre) Whitewebbs Park. The rest of it is generally private farmland. I would suggest replacing it with Trent Park, which is a well-defined space fitting into the size range implied by "major" (for reference, Epping Forest is 6000 acres - admittedly only a small part within Greater London, Hampstead Heath is 791 acres, and Wimbledon Common is 1140 acres). --Dave A 17:15, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The area to the north of Barnet, Hadley Wood, Enfield etc is often referred to as Enfield Chase, as well as on maps. I know as i am local. Simply south 17:19, 20 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]