Izard Park

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Izard Park in Wilton, Wellington is a pleasant, flat, grassy area of moderate size.

Quick Info

  • A moderate size
  • Flat and grassy
  • Next to a children’s playground where dogs are not allowed. There are no barriers between the areas.
  • Parking is a bit difficult, with limited spaces in the streets nearby.

Table of Contents

  1. Quick Info
  2. Access
  3. Facilities
  4. Description
  5. Terrain
  6. Delights
  7. Dangers
  8. Cautions
  9. Road access
  10. Location
  11. Map
  12. Photo album

Access for wheelchairs, and pushchairs

  • There is a low fence between the park and the road, with chicane style gates. Pushchairs will not be a problem, but we don’t know about wheelchairs . If you can help us with this detail please leave a comment below.

Facilities

  • Rubbish bins: yes — beside the playground
  • Toilets: no
  • Seats: yes — beside the playground
  • Lighting at night: unknown If you can help us with this detail please leave a comment below.

Description

Izard Park is off Wilton Road in Wilton, Wellington, New Zealand.

Izard Park in Wilton.

Izard Park in Wilton.

Izard Park is a pleasant, flat, grassy area of moderate size. It has a children’s playground at the South end, where dogs are not permitted. There is some fencing on the West side and a low fence on the road side. On the north side are trees and bushes, with some tracks leading downhill.

This is area #19 on the City Council map: Izard Park, Wilton Road, Wilton (100Kb PDF).

Terrain

  • Flat off-leash area
  • Grassy
  • Water: not in the park, but there’s a steep slope beside the park and there could be a stream at the bottom.

Delights

  • The song of tui in the trees around the boundary.

Dangers

  • No known dangers.

Cautions

  • Dogs could run out to the busy road.
  • Rabbit poop.
  • Dogs are not allowed in the children’s playground, but there are no barriers to separate the playground from the off-leash area.

Road access

The main access is from Wilton Road, opposite the corner with Norwich Street. Pedestrian access also by steps from Churchill Drive.

Wilton Road is busy, and it’s not easy to turn if you miss the park. Best turning place is at Otari Plant Museum, further south on Wilton Road.

Parking is tricky — you need to find a place on the streets nearby.

See page 2 of this post for a photo album.

Location (see the map)

  • Latitude: -41° 15′ 53.41″ (-41.264836)
  • Longitude: 174° 45′ 47.87″ (174.763298)

Map

See Izard Park on Google Maps:

Tagged as: karori, off-leash, otari, Wellington, Wilton

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Theresa Polglase June 26, 2009 at 07:10 48

The street lights shine onto the park a fair bit but most of their light is focussed on the road.

Izard Park is a rare find – an offlead exercise area that has playground equipment for the kids!

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Miraz June 29, 2009 at 08:35 50

Thanks for that information Theresa.

It’s great to know there’s a place where the kids and the dogs can play together.

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