Madills Farm is a mixed-use park on Baddeley Avenue in Kohimarama, set in a natural amphitheatre, and it is better known as a neighbourhood park than as a sports ground. Its main draw is the large, flat, free-range area for off-leash dogs, where owners of all ages meet and exercise their dogs together. The park also hosts organised sport: Eastern Suburbs AFC play over winter, and Auckland Cricket and Eastern Bays touch rugby use it in summer. It is an open space for walking, play and relaxation, and it is surrounded by housing, which is why the Friends of Madills Farm group argues that the park needs to stay a community space. The group has been calling for people to make submissions to the Orakei Local Board on the future of the park, including a proposal to upgrade the football facilities and build a clubhouse. Sports and community use are both part of the park's story here, so a visit can be a quiet walk or a busy match day.