Parks and open spaces in the City of Westminster Parks and open spaces in the City of Westminster The City of Westminster, a central London borough, has 116 parks and open spaces; these include small gardens as well as larger areas of land. The open spaces are managed by Westminster City Council and private resident and business associations. Westminster is also home to four of the Royal Parks (Hyde Park,Green Park, St. James's Park and Kensington Gardens). The Royal Parks are managed by Royal Parks. Westminster has a selection of typical London squares and formal gardens. Among the sites are: The only Local Nature Reserve in the borough is
The Royal Parks Downing Street. The parks are owned by the Crown with their responsibility resting with the Secretary of State for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The Royal Parks charity manages the parks on behalf of the government. The Royal Parks' charitable objects set out the main purpose of the charity and what it aims to achieve. They are: The Royal Parks is led by a Board of Trustees, which decides how the charity is run, how it spends its money and ensures what it does is for the benefit of the parks and their visitors. The trustees are