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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.70362, -0.05733

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Red-legged Shieldbug +8 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Red-legged Shieldbug +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Glabrous Whitlowgrass, Lesser Chickweed +2 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Glabrous Whitlowgrass, Lesser Chickweed +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Enfield Lock stationWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Lea Valley WalkWalking route

Transport for London's Section 1 of the Lea Valley Walk within London

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional 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
Barrow Lanepublic footpath · 55 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 55 mPath type: unclassified
Woodsidepublic footpath · 18 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 18 mPath type: unclassified
Portland Drivepublic footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

118 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Forty Hall Park GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
Route (1)Cycling route

National Cycle Network link route

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Bury Green Roadbridleway · 221 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 221 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Goffs School Goffs Lane Cheshunt Hertfordshire England UK - View from Dark Lane 1

📷 PeterMHertsHeritage100 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Goffs School Goffs Lane Cheshunt Hertfordshire England UK - View from Dark Lane 1

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