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WATERLOW PARK

10 ha

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Dogs welcome10 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
  • 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
  • Lauderdale House Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Midland Hawthorn, Skullcap, Water Mint +1 more · last seen 2025

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug, Common Darter +51 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Finsbury Park stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Jubilee Walkway (Camden Loop)Walking route
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Pymmes Brook TrailWalking route

This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.

Named routeLocal walking route
New River PathWalking route
Named routeRef NRRegional walking route
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Cycling

111 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cycleway 6Cycling route
Named routeRef C6Regional cycle route
Cycleway 20Cycling route
Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route
Regent's CanalCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grand Union Canal towpathCycling route

'Recommended cycle route'

Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 5 linkCycling route

Marylebone Station link

Named routeRef (5)Local cycle route

About this historic site

Grade II* registered historic park and garden

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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Facilities

Café

Lauderdale House Cafe · 130m

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Parking

2 nearby · 196m

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Playground

2 · 115m away

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Toilets

144m away

🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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