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Clay Hill Allotments

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.66921, -0.07657

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Skullcap, Purple-loosestrife, Harebell · last seen 2025; Plants — Skullcap, Purple-loosestrife, Harebell · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Gordon Hill stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
New River LinkWalking route
Named routeRef NR linkLocal walking route
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional 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
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Cycling

147 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (12)Cycling route

Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge

Named routeRef (12)Local cycle route
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
River Lea NavigationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Forty Hall Park GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The New River (old course) north of Clay Hill (6)

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The New River (old course) north of Clay Hill (6)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grovelands ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Grovelands ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Bush Hill ParkUrban park2.4 km→

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