Glade
← Back🌱 Urban park

Barclay Park

19 ha

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Mute Swan +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Early Bumblebee, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers, 7-spot Ladybird +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Forests WayWalking route96 km
Named routeLength 96 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Harcamlow WayWalking route
Named routeRef HARRegional walking route
Short TrailWalking route
Named routeListed length 1.3Round tripLocal walking route
London to Walsingham - stage 02Walking route
Named routeRef LW02Local walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Beech Walkpublic footpath · 414 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 414 mPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route 61Cycling route34 km

Route 61 travels from Maidenhead to Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and Hertford before arriving near Hoddesdon.

Named routeRef 61Length 34 kmNational Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 1Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route967 m
Named routeRef 1Length 967 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route506 m
Named routeRef 1Length 506 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bramble Lanerestricted byway · 257 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 257 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

1 / 22