The Windsor estate covers 6,300 hectares (15,600 acres) of the Surrey and Berkshire countryside, including almost 3,200 hectares (almost 7,900 acres) of forest, Windsor Great Park and Home Park, the Savill and Valley Gardens, residential properties and commercial properties including Berkshire and Swinley Forest Golf Courses, Ascot Racecourse, Smith's Lawn and two let farms.
Windsor Great Park is the only Royal Park managed by The Crown Estate, which has a duty to maintain its character as a Royal Park and forest. Considerable resources are needed to manage the estate: in 2009/10 the cost of maintaining the park was £8.2 million, offset by income of around £6.6 million. The net operating deficit was some 20% lower than that recorded in the previous year.
The park welcomed two and a half million visitors in 2009/10. All enjoyed a wide variety of recreational activities such as horse riding, walking, fishing and cycling. The majority of the park has Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) status and has to be managed to a high environmental standard.
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