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Open directionsv Elsyng Palace was a Tudor palace on the site of what are now the grounds of Forty Hall in Enfield, north London. Its exact location was lost for many years until excavations were carried out in the 1960s.
Read more on Wikipedia → Archaeological site scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Gordon Hill station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map New River Link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR link Local walking route
Show on map LOOP link to Enfield Lock station Walking route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Way Walking route 267 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Length 267 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hertfordshire Chain Walk Walking route ▾
Not waymarked
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 141 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route (12) Cycling route ▾
Alternative (step-free) route avoiding railway bridge
Named route Ref (12) Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 88 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 88 Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 National Cycle Network
Show on map Proposed Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 12 National Cycle Network
Show on map Forty Hall Park Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C1 Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Looking up the avenue of lime trees to Forty Hall
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Wildlife to spot
38,540 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,540 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi House Mouse Mus musculus 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bitoma crenata · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,540 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Green Woodpecker +41
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · House Mouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi House Mouse Mus musculus 7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Bitoma crenata · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil +23
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Bitoma crenata Bitoma crenata Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum Green Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Norellia spinipes Norellia spinipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Yellow-legged Mining Bee Andrena flavipes
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Sharp-collared Furrow Bee Lasioglossum malachurum
Sharp-collared Furrow Bee Lasioglossum malachurum
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Nalassus laevioctostriatus Nalassus laevioctostriatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Metopoplax ditomoides Metopoplax ditomoides
Metopoplax ditomoides Metopoplax ditomoides
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
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