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Listed as the number one recreational activity in the 2020 Parks and Recreation Master plan, 3m wide paved accessible recreational trails run through the city allowing for increased walkability, connectivity, and free recreational activities regardless of where you live. Currently there is over 30kms looping through parks and neighbourhoods, around lakes and through naturalized spaces. As part of the development of trails the parks department has also developed a standard of naturalizing the trail corridors to reduce mowing and allow for native plants and pollinators to thrive. Throughout the City there is over 700 acres of parkland to be enjoyed by all who live here and those who visit.
support the continual improvements through out the parks in our city. If you are ever in the area either visiting London or heading down to the beach on Lake Erie in Port Stanley, stop into St Thomas and experience all that the parks have to offer. Enjoy a picnic in Pinafore on a hot summer’s day, a stroll along Lake Margaret to catch an Osprey fishing or the view from the Elevated Park in the fall while the leaves are turning, from one end of the city to the other, every park offers a different experience and in each one you can see the pride our community takes in its park land!
A recent municipal tree inventory was conducted with over 15,000 trees logged in parks and roadways with, on average, 100 new trees being planted every year. The residents, Council and staff all enjoy the greenspaces located in every neighbourhood and take great pride in the park spaces surrounding the city. A partnership with the local conservation authority also allows for continued development and investments in our greenspaces such as habitat development, invasive species removal and tree planting grants. Service clubs also invest in playground equipment, benches and sports fields which
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