The Parkwood area was once covered by anicient woodland, early OS maps demonstrate the wood included Fox Burrow Wood to the north and Rainham Park to the south. From the mid-1960s the majority of the land was replaced by the large-scale development of new housing. Parkwood Green is an area of woodland in the middle of the housing estate. There is no evidence of a historic designed landscape or any features of historic significance. The site is used as a green site by the local community.

In 2014, Kent Gardens Trust conducted a review of the historical information regarding Parkwood Green, Rainham.

Taken from the review:

"BRIEF HISTORY: For centuries, the whole area now known as Parkwood was covered by ancient woodland. Early editions (1st to 4th) of OS maps show the entire area as woodland, known as Fox Burrow Wood to the north and Rainham Park to the south. Narrow pathways intersect the woodland area but there is no evidence of a designed landscape or any historic buildings. Apart from the addition of a broad intersecting pathway on a south-west to north-east axis (first shown on the 4th edition map), there is no material difference in the landscape between the 1st and 4th edition OS maps.
From the mid-1960s onwards, the land was given over to large-scale development of new housing. Parkwood Green2 is an area of woodland in the middle of the housing estate and is utilised as a green space.

SITE DESCRIPTION: A 2.9 hectare rectangular area of grass interspersed with closely-planted trees, mainly oak, some of which are believed to be the subject of tree preservation orders (Hufton). There is one intersecting pathway and two areas for recreation: a children’s playground, and a small football pitch. The green is bordered by housing to the west and to the south, by Deanwood Drive to the east, and Parkwood Community Centre and other community buildings to the north. Some of the street names such as ‘Fox Burrow Close’, derive from the ancient Fox Burrow Wood.

Although the site offers to the community a pleasant green space and recreation area, and is therefore an important community asset, there is no evidence of an historic designed park or landscape on the site." (1).

<1> Kent Gardens Trust, 2014, The Kent Compendium of Historic Parks and Gardens for Medway: Parkwood Green, Rainham (Unpublished document). SKE31415.