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Arnos Park

47 ha

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome47 ha

Getting here

51.61889, -0.13144

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +35 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route

Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route

LOOP link to Gordon Hill stationWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

New River LinkWalking route

Named routeRef NR linkLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

LCNCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Enfield Chase to Arnos Park GreenwayCycling route

Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Route CCycling route

Named routeRef CRegional cycle route

Cycleway 20Cycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cycleway 21Cycling route

Finished Cycleway route will run from Meridian Water to Enfield Town

Named routeRegional cycle route

Cycleway 20Cycling route

Named routeRef C20Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

21,256 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

21,256 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great Tit · Robin · Tufted Duck · Blue Tit · Common Gull +37

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Stag Beetle · Dorcatoma · Dorytomus taeniatus · Trioza centranthi

Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
DorcatomaDorcatoma
Dorytomus taeniatusDorytomus taeniatus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

21,256 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumnwinter

2026

Great Tit · Robin · Tufted Duck · Blue Tit · Common Gull +37

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
CootFulica atra2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Stag Beetle · Dorcatoma · Dorytomus taeniatus · Trioza centranthi

Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
DorcatomaDorcatoma
Dorytomus taeniatusDorytomus taeniatus
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Arnos Park, London N11

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