Dame Alice Owen's Schools Playing Fields
Getting here
51.63347, -0.16979
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ⚽Playing fields 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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hobby, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Rosemary Beetle, Field Grasshopper +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Green Shieldbug, Rosemary Beetle, Field Grasshopper +52 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Blackthorn +15 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Blackthorn +15 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Blackthorn, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Hawthorn
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking 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.
Hertfordshire Chain WalkWalking route
Not waymarked
New River PathWalking route
🚴Cycling
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
LCN 85 linkCycling route
LCN 88Cycling route
LCN 54Cycling route
LCN 54Cycling route
ProposedCycling route
Route 12Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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