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East Barnet Golf Club

41 ha

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

51.66033, -0.18279

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Syrphus +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly, Syrphus +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterfly-bush, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Common Smoothcap +15 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Marchantia polymorpha subsp. ruderalis, Common Smoothcap +15 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dollis Valley Greenwalk linkWalking route
Named routeRef DVGlinkLocal walking route
Shenley Route 5Walking route
Named routeRef 5Local walking route
Parkfield, Oakmere & Beyond 2 mile walkWalking route2 km
Named routeLength 2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Hertfordshire WayWalking route267 km

Long distance path

Named routeLength 267 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 88Cycling route
Named routeRef 88Local cycle route
Route 12Cycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Shenley CircuitCycling route
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LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 89Cycling route
Named routeRef 89Local cycle route
LCN 85Cycling route
Named routeRef 85Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Monken Hadley Common, Chipping Barnet

📷 Christine Matthews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Monken Hadley Common, Chipping Barnet

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