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📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.65368, -0.06873

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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
  • 🛝Playground 186m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Egyptian Goose, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Egyptian Goose, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Stag Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pignut, Meadow Foxtail, Red Campion +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pignut, Meadow Foxtail, Red Campion +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 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

145 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

(Part of) Enfield Playing Fields

📷 Mike Quinn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

(Part of) Enfield Playing Fields

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Grovelands ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Grovelands ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Bush Hill ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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