Plan your visit
Getting here
51.59737, -0.19368
About AVENUE HOUSE GROUNDS
Avenue House Grounds is a ten-acre Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation on East End Road in Church End, Finchley in the London Borough of Barnet. The estate is now known as Stephens House & Gardens.
Read more on Wikipedia →Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Inky's Café — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦46+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Inky's Café — a good base for a longer summer day out
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +43 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Red Fox, Grey Squirrel, Hedgehog +13 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Southern Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2025
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Easy access
Good match
parking, toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Capital Ring link to Highgate underground stationWalking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking 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.
Capital Ring (Section 11)Walking route
Capital Ring (Section 12)Walking route
🚴Cycling
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 85 linkCycling route
LCN 14Cycling route
LCN 54Cycling route
Cycleway 50Cycling route
Cycleway 6Cycling route
LCNCycling route
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Weather for this location
Loading local forecast…
Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km