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Larkswood Park comprises Larkswood Playing Fields and Larks Wood, an area of semi-ancient woodland that is a remnant of a much larger tract of woodland that once included Epping Forest. The wood is on hilly ground, with fine oak and hornbeam trees, and known for its bluebells displays, which in the early C20th attracted crowds of visitors. Larkswood Park was created by Chingford Borough Council in 1936, at which time an open air pool 'with accommodation for 2,500 bathers' was provided, built on the site of Larks Farm at a cost of £24,000. Designed for racing and water polo, it was considered one of the finest open-air pools in the country and was opened on 28 July 1936 by Sir Kingsley Wood, Minister of Health. However, in 1987 the pool was finally closed.

Leyton Green is all that remains of the old village green. It is a largely grassed area with some trees, planted with spring bulbs; in c.2003 it was re-landscaped and provided with railings and seating.

The land was a remnant of marshland and was once Lammas Land. In 1905 Lammas Land grazing rights were converted into a right of public access and recreational use, which became known as Marsh Lane Fields. In 2010 Waltham Forest Council decided to create a new park here to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, as a result of which Leyton Jubilee Park opened in 2011/12. In a second phase, adjacent land of Ive Farm was regenerated and added to the park, which is now the borough's largest park. Facilities include an outdoor gym, natural play equipment, play areas with a pirate ship for 3+ children, football pitches, basketball court, pavilion, as well as woodland and wildlife areas. An avenue of London plane trees, planted c.1900/5 along Marsh Lane, is the oldest landscape feature in the park. It leads towards The Cottage, an C18th building, now housing the KukooLaLa Café that opened in 2016; it is also home to the Eton Manor running club, one of the oldest running clubs in the London. The Dagenham Brook flows along the eastern boundary of the park.

Leyton Youth Centre is on the site of the former Essex Cricket Ground, established here in 1884. As the County Ground it was famous throughout the cricketing world for its wicket and for possessing one of the best 'middles'. It was also used for football in the 1890s. It became the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Sports Club and was known as the Lyttleton Ground from 1933-38. In 1938 the City Parochial Foundation purchased the site in order that it be leased to national organisations representing boys and girls clubs; a running track was laid out and a new gym erected next to the existing pavilion.

Lloyd Park was once known as Winns Playing Fields and was formerly part of an extensive estate. The Water House, now the William Morris Gallery, was built c.1750 and became Morris's boyhood home from 1848-56; the grounds contained a moat that still exists today. It became the home of the wealthy newspaper owner Edward Lloyd, whose family gave the house and its grounds to Walthamstow UDC for a new public park in 1898. It opened to the public on 28 July 1900, with formal gardens near the house and moat with island to the north. Between 1912-21 it was extended when c.6.5 hectares of the adjoining Aveling Park Estate were purchased, providing sports pitches, playgrounds, tennis courts and bowling greens. To commemorate the centenary of Lloyd Park, a time capsule was buried in the lawn outside the Gallery on 28 July 2000. The park and gallery underwent major works in 2011/12, including restoration of historic features as well as provision of new facilities.

Mallinson Park Woods were originally part of the grounds of the White House, which was owned by Lt. Col. Sir Stuart Mallinson from 1925-81 during which time he expanded the estate to over 10 hectares and created gardens and an arboretum. In 1978 Sir Stuart, anxious about the future of the estate after his death, gave the property to the London Borough of Waltham Forest, although he retained a life interest in it until he died in 1981. The house and arboretum area now leased to Haven House Children's Hospice, which is not publicly accessible. The adjoining woods are maintained as public open space by LB Waltham Forest.

Where Mansfield Park is situated used to be communal grazing and hay-cropping land, the name Mansfield deriving from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning land held in common. The park is entered at the brow of Mansfield Hill through ornamental iron gates, the design incorporating the park's name and two leaping deer. It opens onto a grassed area with a number of trees planted either side of a central path, which leads through a gateway to the rolling hillside beyond. The park has fine views across William Girling Reservoir.

Memorial Park was Chingford UDC's first municipal park, laid out on an irregularly shaped site surrounded by early C20th residential streets. The park incorporated an already existing sunken Garden of Remembrance that had been created by public subscription as a memorial to those who lost their lives in WWI. It was taken over by the UDC when they laid out Memorial Park in 1930. Facilities in the new park included tennis courts, a bowling green and pavilion. The park entrance through the original 1930s gates lead directly to the small memorial garden before the park opens out. An area of planting surrounds a pond with a fine willow, a sculpture by Jack Gardner, 'Tao Column 92', sited nearby. 

Monoux Almshouses date from 1527 and were established by Sir George Monoux adjacent to St Mary Walthamstow, together with a school for boys. The almshouses have gardens at the front and back, although the boundary with the adjacent churchyard today is ill-defined.

Now sited in a suburban front garden is a small pond surviving from the former C18th landscape gardens around The Clock House, a large house built in c.1735 for a Dutch merchant, Sir Jacob Jacobson. Coe's survey map of 1822 shows a tree-lined approach avenue following the present outline of Woodside Park Avenue and a small pond to the east, close to the site of a larger canal, which may also partially survive on common land adjoining Whipps Cross Roundabout. The Clock House, so called because it originally had a large clock in front of the stables, was largely rebuilt in the early C19th. It had various owners over the years, and was at one time used by the Salvation Army. A listed building, it still stands on Wood Street and has now converted into flats.

Pimp Hall Nature Reserve is on the former land of the C16th Pimps Hall, gardens and farm. In c.1270 it was part of a new manor created near the edge of the Royal Forest of Waltham consisting of 250 acres of farmland, woods, and hedgerows. The name derives from Reynold Pympe who was lord of the manor in 1500. The Hall was used as a working farm until 1934, when it was bought by Chingford Council and the site divided between allotments, a small park and a council-run nursery, the latter later established as Pimp Hall Nature Reserve. The nature reserve includes the C17th dovecote and has the former sites of the Hall and Barn marked out on the ground in gravel. The Learning Lodge was constructed near the entrance where community and educational activities are run by the Hornbeam. 

Pimp Hall Park is on the former land of the C16th Pimps Hall, gardens and farm. In c.1270 it was part of a new manor created near the edge of the Royal Forest of Waltham consisting of 250 acres of farmland, woods, and hedgerows. The name derives from Reynold Pympe who was lord of the manor in 1500. The Hall was used as a working farm until 1934, when it was bought by Chingford Council and the site divided between allotments, a council-run nursery, and this small park, which is predominantly an open grassed space with fine views over Chingford.