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Flash Lane Aqueduct

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.67764, -0.08793

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Skullcap, Purple-loosestrife, Harebell · last seen 2025; Plants — Skullcap, Purple-loosestrife, Harebell · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Cockfosters UndergroundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

109 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
ProposedCycling route
Named routeRef 12National Cycle Network
Forty Hall Park GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 1Cycling route
Named routeRef C1Regional cycle route
Cycleway 21Cycling route
Named routeRef C21Regional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Flash Lanebridleway · 153 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 153 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Flash Lane Aqueduct

📷 Peter Trimming · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Flash Lane Aqueduct

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Enfield Town ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Bush Hill ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Trent ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Grundy ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Library GreenUrban park2.9 km→

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