Tag:landuse=grass

A tag for a smaller areas of mown and managed grass for example in the middle of a roundabout, verges beside a road or in the middle of a dual carriageway.

There are also many instances of landuse=grass used for any areas of grass - for example patches of grass between tracks in railway corridor within area tagged with landuse=railway, or lawns within residential areas. This usage is considered controversial by some mappers.

More specific tags

There are often more appropriate tags for areas of grass. These include:

• leisure=dog_park An area reserved for dogs to run, often off the leash.
• leisure=garden An area managed as a private or public garden with flowers, bushes, etc.
• leisure=golf_course An area within which golf is played. See also: golf=green, golf=fairway, golf=rough.
• leisure=park An area set aside for public recreation within an urban area.
• leisure=pitch An area formally organised for a particular sport: tennis, soccer, etc.
• natural=grassland Areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous, non-woody plants.
• landuse=farmland with produce=turf where grass is harvested for transplant elsewhere.
• landuse=meadow for farmland which is sown with grass for grazing or for hay.
• landuse=recreation_ground An area predominately designed for formal or informal sports and fun.
• landuse=village_green A public space, typically associated with a village.

Other similar tags:

• natural=heath - for areas of dwarf shrubs and low bushes
• natural=scrub - for areas of shrubs and bushes
• natural=wetland - for wetlands, including grassy marshes and fens (wetland=marsh, wetland=saltmarsh, wetland=bog, wetland=fen)

As an add-on tag for other features:

• surface=grass

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