Community Gardens 

Community Gardens are where communities can utilise an allotment of publicly owned land for growing vegetables, fruit or    flowers.

The City of Ryde will support groups establishing a Community Garden by helping with identification of land, horticultural advice and liason services. Experience has shown that the most successful Community Gardens are where the community or group has ownership of the project, making their own decisions on budgets, planning and the nature of the garden. 

There are noted positive outcomes when the community become involved in managing an area of parkland, such as a reduction in antisocial activity, and an increase in the use of the park.

Interested groups should contact City of Ryde's Customer Services on (02) 9952 8222.  

Parks & Sportsgrounds  

The City of Ryde maintains a large number of parks with well-developed recreational facilities such as children's playgrounds,  sporting fields and barbecue facilities.

Below we have provided information on the larger recreational facilities in the area, highlighting the facilities that are available in each park.

Banjo Paterson Park - Punt Road, Gladesville

X 4

Blenheim Park - Blenheim Road, North Ryde  

E.L.S Hall Park - Kent Road, North Ryde  

+ Australian Rules & Rugby field.

   
Jim Walsh Park - Graham Avenue, Eastwood  

X 2

Lions Park - Victoria Road, West Ryde
  

X 2

Meadowbank Park - Constitution Road, Meadowbank
 

	X 2
+ 4 grass Hockey fields & 22 Netball fields.