As the parish grew, especially after the opening of the Tamaki Drive, an adjoining section was purchased and a vicarage built in 1928.

To do so, a forward section of a Canadian CF-18B was purchased and incorporated.

However, as part of the 1998 rescue it was agreed that, following completion, section 1 would be purchased by Railtrack with an option to purchase section 2.

The aircraft was scrapped in 2000, but the front section was purchased by a private individual for display at a country house.

A section of the trackbed was purchased in 1982 by Horspath Parish Council who manage the cutting as a nature reserve.

In 1860, this section of the Forbury was purchased by the town for £6010 from Colonel Blagrave.

The central section, Sherwood Farm, was purchased from the Sherwood family.

A large section of the property was purchased by Immanuel College in 1949.

The first section was purchased from a resident of Medford named Mollie Keene.

Not all of the land within the park is owned by the state, although new sections are frequently purchased or donated.