Parks and open spaces

A-Z parks

• Belfast parks
• Walking trails
• Park opening hours

Walking dogs in our parks

• Dogs in your control
• Reactive dogs
• Dog fouling
• Reporting dogs off lead or fouling in our parks

Sports pitches and facilities

Playgrounds

• Children's playgrounds
• Find your nearest playground

Open spaces

• Open spaces in Belfast

Belfast Parks Photography Competition

• Belfast Parks Photographic Competition 2025-2026
• Award categories
• Eligibility to enter the photography competition
• Closing date
• Prizes
• How to enter the photographic competition
• Photographic competition terms and conditions
• Contact details

Belfast in Bloom

• Belfast in Bloom Competition 2026
• Award categories
• Individual awards
• Community awards
• Commercial awards
• Belfast in Bloom closing dates
• Belfast in Bloom Competition 2025

Belfast Tree Strategy

• Belfast Tree Strategy
• About the strategy
• Supporting information

Avian flu

• Avian flu advice

Belfast Open Spaces Strategy (BOSS)

• Belfast Open Spaces Strategy (BOSS)
• Belfast open spaces
• Seven strategic principles

Biodiversity

• Nature and biodiversity
• Trees
• Belfast Tree Strategy
• UPSURGE Project
• Wildflowers
• Pollinators
• City Cemetery biodiversity
• More information on biodiversity and nature

Park activities and events

• Parkrun
• Play ideas for families

Friends' groups

• Friends' groups
• What our friends' groups do

Park events, programmed activity, photography and filming

• Events, activities, photography and filming
• Programmed activity and fitness classes
• Organise an event in our parks
• Wedding and civil partnership photography in our parks
• How to book your photography
• Commercial filming and photography
• Hourly cost