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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Getting here
51.61856, -0.16240
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle, Southern Green Shieldbug +56 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle, Southern Green Shieldbug +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LOOP link to Cockfosters Underground Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Capital Ring link to Highgate underground station Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dollis Valley Greenwalk link Walking route ▾
Named route Ref DVGlink Local walking route
Show on map Pymmes Brook Trail Walking route ▾
This is the revised 2018 route, which starts at Hadley Green and finishes at Tottenham Lock, near Tottenham Hale station.
Named route Local walking route
Show on map New River Path Walking route ▾
Named route Ref NR Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Enfield Chase to Arnos Park Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Cycleway 20 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref C20 Regional cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
11,987 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,987 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Rock Dove · Common Gull +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Corizus hyoscyami Hoary Cress · Lesser Celandine · Common Cord-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Lesser Yoke-moss +28
Hoary Cress Lepidium draba Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Minute Pouncewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,987 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Starling · Rock Dove · Common Gull +32
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Green Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Corizus hyoscyami Hoary Cress · Lesser Celandine · Common Cord-moss · Lyell's Bristle-moss · Lesser Yoke-moss +28
Hoary Cress Lepidium draba Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica Lyell's Bristle-moss Pulvigera lyellii Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata Minute Pouncewort Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Dorytomus taeniatus Dorytomus taeniatus
Dorytomus taeniatus Dorytomus taeniatus
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Drosophila immigrans Drosophila immigrans2025
Drosophila immigrans Drosophila immigrans2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2025 Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Myriocoleopsis minutissima
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Dune Thread-moss Bryum dichotomum
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Silky Forklet-moss Dicranella heteromalla
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
White-tipped Bristle-moss Orthotrichum diaphanum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Clustered Feather-moss Rhynchostegium confertum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Variable-leaved Crestwort Lophocolea heterophylla
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Flat Neckera Neckera complanata
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum Streblotrichum convolutum var. commutatum
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Creeping Feather-moss Amblystegium serpens
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Cape Thread-moss Orthodontium lineare
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Swartz's Feather-moss Oxyrrhynchium hians
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Small Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia laevipila
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Capillary Thread-moss Bryum capillare
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus
Green Yoke-moss Zygodon viridissimus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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