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Parks and open spaces in London
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<p><a href="/facts/Urban_green_space/wukaWkQm">Green space</a> in <a href="/facts/Central_London/GchDD3Jm">central London</a> consists of five of the capital's eight <a href="/facts/Royal_Parks_of_London/6lUA7LsJ">Royal Parks</a>, supplemented by a number of small <a href="/facts/Garden_square/opkaf3nL">garden squares</a> 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 <a href="/facts/London_boroughs/8HvhDcVM">London boroughs</a>, although other owners include the <a href="/facts/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty/vrXTp6Y6">National Trust</a> and the <a href="/facts/City_of_London_Corporation/Dweba7MW">City of London Corporation</a>. </p><p>London is made of 40% public green space, including 3,000 parks and totaling 35,000 acres (14,000 ha). </p>