page_title: Parks and open spaces in London
section_title: Other green spaces
hierarchical_section_title: Parks and open spaces in London / Other green spaces
caption_attribution_description: English: Highgate model boating pond near Parliament Hill
context_page_description: There are many parks and open spaces in Greater London, England. Green space in central London consists of five of the capital's eight Royal Parks, supplemented by a number of small garden squares scattered throughout the city centre. Open space in the rest of the region is dominated by the remaining three Royal Parks and many other parks and open spaces of a range of sizes, run mainly by the local London boroughs, although other owners include the National Trust and the City of London Corporation.
  London is made of 40% public green space, including 3,000 parks and totaling 35,000 acres.
context_section_description: Other major open spaces in the suburbs include: 
  They have a more informal and semi-natural character, having originally been countryside areas protected against surrounding urbanisation. Some cemeteries provide extensive green land within the city — notably Highgate Cemetery, burial place of Karl Marx and Michael Faraday amongst others. Completing London's array of green spaces are two paid entrance gardens — the leader is the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew, whilst the royal residence of Hampton Court Palace also has a celebrated garden. All Outer London boroughs contain sections of the metropolitan green belt.
caption: Highgate model boating pond near Parliament Hill
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