Houndsden Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.62882, -0.09981
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Starbucks — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
LOOP link to Gordon Hill stationWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
New River LinkWalking route▾
Named routeRef NR linkLocal 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
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route▾
Not waymarked
Named routeRegional walking route
124 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
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
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